SPEEDING drivers and fatal crashes have left Highway Patrol police completely stunned at the continued flouting of the road rules and needless risks being taken by drivers and riders.
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Tuesday was day 12 of Operation Safe Arrival, the state’s Christmas-New Year road safety campaign, which runs until 11.59pm January 4.
The road toll in NSW has risen to six following the deaths of two motorcycle riders on Monday and a driver early Tuesday morning, all in separate incidents.
About 6am Tuesday, an 18-year-old man died on Collingullie Rd, The Rock, near Wagga Wagga, after a single car hit a tree.
Police are also continuing to make inquiries into two further fatal crashes, not on roadways.
Commander of the NSW Police Force’s Traffic and Highway Patrol, Assistant Commissioner John Hartley, said it is disappointing to see safety messages are not getting through to all drivers.
About 2pm Monday, officers from the Traffic Support Group were conducting stationary speed enforcement duties on the M1 at Somersby in a posted 110km zone.
A bronze Mercedes was allegedly detected driving at 184kmh and was stopped.
The driver, a 25-year-old Greystanes man, was arrested.
He was issued with a court attendance notice for speed dangerous, exceed speed limit over 45kmh and had his licence instantly suspended and confiscated.
He will appear at Gosford Local Court on January 20.
"This is why Traffic and Highway Patrol officers are on our roads, to detect and prosecute such selfish driver behaviour and protect other road users,” Assistant Commissioner Hartley said.
"Operation Safe Arrival is about saving lives on our roads, and potentially we have done just that in prosecuting this driver.
"Those that speed, drink or drug drive, not wear a seat belt or correct helmet, or are distracted by a mobile phone can expect similar treatment,” he said.
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