NSW police crack down on drink drivers

NSW police have charged 124 people for drink driving and fined more than 1000 for speeding during a three-night crackdown on the state's roads.

More than 1000 people have been fined for speeding and 124 have been charged for drink driving during an annual three-night police blitz across NSW during which two people died and 118 were injured.

About 250,000 drivers were breath tested between Thursday morning and midnight Saturday on major NSW highways and suburban roads, police said.

During operation drink drive, two people were killed and 118 people, including a three-year-old boy, were injured on the state's roads.

Seven people died during last year's blitz and there were 164 more drink driving charges.

But the 2014 road toll is already higher than at the same period in 2013, prompting police to initiate a four-week crack down on speeding drivers on the back of operation drink drive.

"Officers will use high-visibility tools in static operations, such as radars and roadside breath tests, to catch drivers risking the lives of themselves and others," traffic police assistant commissioner John Hartley said.


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