An unlicensed driver was charged with high range drink-driving during the first day of Operation Safe Arrival in Orange.
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About 2pm on Friday, police from the Central West Command attended a crash at the intersection of Hill and Margaret streets.
A 56-year-old driver returned a positive breath test and was arrested at the scene before being taken to Orange Police Station.
The man was charged with high-range drink-driving, driving unlicensed having never had a licence, and negligent driving.
MAP: The intersection of Hill and Margaret streets where the crash happened ...
Operation Safe Arrival, the state’s Christmas and New Year road safety operation, started at 12.01am on Friday and will continue until 11.59pm on Tuesday, January 1.
Double demerits will be in place over the entire long-weekend for all speeding, mobile phone, seatbelt and motorcycle-helmet offences.
Traffic and Highway Patrol Command Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy is once again appealing for road users to consider their actions while travelling these holidays.
“It’s disappointing to see such reckless behaviour on one man’s behalf, and even more unfortunate to see the first life lost during Operation Safe Arrival,” Assistant Commissioner Corboy said.
A 22-year-old man died following a single vehicle accident at Coolatai, north east of Moree at 9.20pm on Friday.
“If that isn’t enough to encourage people to drive safely, I don’t know what is,” he said.