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A POLICE clampdown during the five-day Easter break has shown drivers are failing to listen to road safety messages.
South Australians made up 49 of the 2000 people caught drink driving and 20 of the 175 who recorded positive drug tests in the operation which spanned across Australia and New Zealand.
More than 35,000 drivers were caught speeding and 3500 licence offences were recorded across both countries during the period.
Australia New Zealand Police Advisory Agency chief executive officer Jon White said Operation Crossroads was timed during Easter to remind motorists speeding was a major contributor to road trauma.
“It is regrettable that we have to continually highlight to people the danger their driving behaviour poses to their own safety and that of other road users,” he said.
More than 200 police officers manned static and mobile driver testing units across South Australia during the operation.
In the Murraylands, a 43-year-old Murray Bridge man was allegedly caught driving on Swanport Road with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.294 per cent during the early hours of April 6.
One life was lost on South Australian roads during the Easter break, while 11 road-related deaths were recorded across Australia.
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