Police road blitz

Key points

• Queensland police detected 2273 traffic offences in the North Coast region during a spring school holiday road safety blitz, including 185 drink drivers, 83 drug drivers and 1319 speeding offences. Statewide, officers issued 13,400 infringement notices, conducted 118,000 breath tests and 1733 drug tests, detecting 370 drug-impaired drivers.
• Police warned motorists to take extra care around school zones as children returned to school.
• A 19-year-old man was charged with speeding at 179km/h in an 80km/h zone, while a 41-year-old man was caught with a blood alcohol level more than five times the legal limit.