Staff Reporter
Police have already arrested 2,364 motorists for drunken driving in the first half of December, as authorities brace for peak holiday travel around Christmas and New Year.
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy said on Friday that preliminary mid-term figures for the festive-season road safety campaign showed early improvements in road safety outcomes, but warned that high-risk behaviour remained a driver of crashes.
“At this stage of the 2025 festive season, preliminary data show that early road fatalities have declined compared to the same period last year,” Creecy said.
She said there was a 20.9% reduction in fatal crashes and 20.8% reduction in fatalities between 1 December and 16 December.
Creecy said fatal crashes fell to 431 from 545 over the comparable period last year, while fatalities declined to 505 from 638.
“This means we have saved 113 lives through law enforcement, awareness and education.”
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