NSW Police have charged hundreds of motorists for speeding, drink driving and other dangerous driving offences during Operation Christmas/New Year 2024.
Operation Christmas/New Year 2024 commenced at 12.01am Friday 20 December, 2024 and concluded at 11.59pm Wednesday 1 January, 2025.
Double demerit points were in force for the duration of the operation for speeding, mobile phone, seatbelt, and motorcycle helmet offences.
The Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, together with local police, patrolled roads across the state, targeting dangerous driving behaviour and risks on the roads – with the aim of preventing injury and death.
During the period, police saw a concerning number of dangerous driving incidents, including excessive speed, high-range drink-driving, and reckless driving.
Police issued 9,719 speed infringements, laid 720 drink-driving charges and 1,725 positive roadside drug detections, attended 1,009 major crashes, and conducted 438,328 breath tests.
Ten people died in crashes over the period, four more than during the operation last year.
Western Region:
Restraint Infringements – 37
Mobile phone infringements – 18
Speed infringements – 1,196
Breath Tests – 38,945
PCA charges – 69
Drug-driving detections – 155
Fatal Crashes – 1
Lives Lost – 1
Reported major crashes – 66
People injured – 33