Police were out in force on the roads over the long weekend as the Territory Road Policing Division conducted its Territory-wide Easter Road Safety Campaign.
Historically the Easter period results in a higher volume of road users and subsequently an increase in serious crashes.
Police deployed 55 Random Breath Testing (RBT) stations across the Territory with 1877 breath tests conducted.
Of that number, 54 tested positive to alcohol while 16 tested positive to drugs from 82 targeted drug tests conducted.
Road Policing carried out 360 traffic apprehensions, issued 175 traffic infringements and made 10 arrests.
A total of 17,764 vehicles were subjected to speed checks and 526 infringement notices were issued for speeding.
Police attended 30 motor vehicle crashes over the long weekend including a fatal crash that occurred in the Katherine region on Saturday, and seven crashes involving serious injury.
Senior Sergeant Devrim Kanyilmaz said, "The operation reinforces the ongoing need for a sustained focus on the Fatal Five and proactive road policing strategies to reduce road trauma on Territory roads.
"The campaign focused on prevention, deterrence, and enforcement through highly visible operations.
"People are four times more likely to die on Territory roads than the national average. With Easter being a high-risk period, police provided a robust enforcement response to mitigate those risks by improving speed compliance and removing impaired drivers from our roads."
