Police issue 21 traffic fines

Gosford Police issued 21 traffic offence infringement notices in the Peninsula area throughout Operation Go Slow last month, according to senior constable Dave O'Shea.

Senior constable O'Shea said the only major incident to occur across the Anzac Day long weekend involved a car crash on Woy Woy Rd near Horsfield Bay Dr.

He said no injuries were sustained by passengers of the vehicle.

According to senior constable O'Shea, four people were charged with a total of six traffic offences on the Peninsula, three of which involved drink driving.

"In general we were pleased with the results and there was a general reduction in all areas that had been targeted," senior constable O'Shea said.

"Brisbane Water Command breath tested 485 people, of those only four were arrested and charged with drink driving offences.

"This was a reduction of nine charges from the same period in 2008.

"There was a slight increase in the number of infringements issued for exceed speed as well as a 50 per cent increase in the number of other infringements issued.

"We have identified a moderate increase in total crashes as well as injury and alcohol crashes."

Email, 4 May 2009 Dave O'Shea, Gosford Police