Geraldton top traffic cop praises motorists after Easter road campaign

Traffic police have commended the behaviour of Geraldton and Mid West motorists over the long weekend, with only a handful of people caught committing offences and no lives lost locally. Extensive highway patrols were held around Geraldton over the long weekend and a random breath test operation was held in Geraldton on Easter Sunday, performing more than 4200 RBTs. This resulted in 12 people being charged with drink-driving offences. Police also performed 75 drug tests on drivers. Geraldton traffic police officer-in-charge Sergeant Ron Pace said more than 75 drivers were pulled over and fined for speeding over the long weekend, while 12 defect notices were placed on unroadworthy vehicles. “Happy to say that only one person was charged with failing to wear a seatbelt,” Sgt Pace said. “Police only had to attend two traffic accidents where drivers only sustained minor injuries.” There were no fatalities in the Mid West Gascoyne police district this Easter. Last year at Easter there were seven crashes in the region and one death after a crash in Jurien Bay. Police said they travelled more than 8000km during their 2022 Easter traffic campaign.