Police are continuing their Operation Victor Easter crackdown on delinquent drivers, charging more than 340 people with drink and drug driving offences.
Even so, three people have been killed on the State’s roads in just five days.
Already this year, at yesterday 62 lives had been lost, 23 being motorbike riders.
Minister for Police, Mark Ryan said police were out in force doing their part to bring the road toll down, but motorists had a vital role to play.
“Don’t drive affected by alcohol or drugs, don’t speed, don’t drive while tired or distracted and wear your seatbelt. These are really simple measures, but they are critical,” Mr Ryan said.
“One wrong decision on our roads can end your life or someone else’s, and one death can ruin the lives of dozens of people.”
Acting Assistant Police Commissioner, Chris Stream said police were doubling down on their efforts to reduce the road toll.
“Three lives lost is too high. 136 drug drivers is too high. 205 drink drivers is too high,” A/Assistant Commissioner Stream said.
“We are planning to increase the amount of random breath tests we’ve conducted over the first few days of this operation — the more drink and drug drivers we can get off the roads, the more people we’re getting home safely to their families.”
