{"id":1145,"date":"2018-12-30T18:21:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T18:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=1145"},"modified":"2018-12-30T18:21:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T18:21:43","slug":"significant-drop-in-fatalities-between-2017-and-2018-during-operation-safe-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2018\/12\/30\/significant-drop-in-fatalities-between-2017-and-2018-during-operation-safe-arrival\/","title":{"rendered":"Significant drop in fatalities between 2017 and 2018 during Operation Safe Arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police are pleased with the significant difference in the number of fatalities during Operation Safe Arrival, with 14 less deaths on NSW roads compared to 2017.<br \/>\nOperation Safe Arrival, the State\u2019s Christmas\/New Year road safety operation, started at 12.01am on Friday 21 December 2018, and will continue until 11.59pm on Tuesday 1 January 2019.<br \/>\nDouble demerits are in place over the entire operation for all speeding, mobile phone, seatbelt and motorcycle-helmet offences.<br \/>\nAssistant Commissioner Michael Corboy of the Traffic &amp; Highway Patrol Command, said it\u2019s important to reflect on the positives of this year\u2019s operation.<br \/>\n\u201cAlthough it\u2019s disappointing to see a hit and run incident showing complete lack of care for other people\u2019s wellbeing, I\u2019m satisfied this operation is reflecting the strong approach we have taken with more police saturating the roads,\u201d Assistant Commissioner Corboy said.<br \/>\n\u201cAs we near the end of the operation, I\u2019m pleased there have been 14 less people killed on NSW roads during the operation so far.<br \/>\n\u201cI encourage all road users to take extra care in the leadup to the new year, so they arrive safely to enjoy celebrations with family and friends,\u201d Assistant Commissioner Corboy said.<br \/>\nOf note during day nine of Operation Safe Arrival:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>About 11pm (Saturday 29 December 2018), emergency services were called to Tudor Street, Campsie, after reports of a man injured following a hit and run crash. The 19-year-old man was crossing the street, when a grey Mazda 2 Hatchback turned onto Tudor Street from Canterbury Road travelling north, before striking the man. The car stopped briefly, before driving away in the same direction. The man was treated at the scene by paramedics, before being taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a stable condition with arm and leg injuries. Officers from Campsie Police Area Command urge anyone with information about the incident to come forward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Key statistics (Cumulative total \u2013 started on 21 December 2018):<br \/>\nTotal infringements issued (not speeding): 15,536<br \/>\nSpeed infringements: 9,202<br \/>\nBreath tests: 413,463<br \/>\nDrink-driving charges: 495<br \/>\nLives lost: 6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police are pleased with the significant difference in the number of fatalities during Operation Safe Arrival, with 14 less deaths on NSW roads compared to 2017. Operation Safe Arrival, the State\u2019s Christmas\/New Year road safety operation, started at 12.01am on Friday 21 December 2018, and will continue until 11.59pm on Tuesday 1 January 2019. 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