Police are urging motorists to take extra care on our roads during the June long weekend after three lives were lost on the first two days of Operation Stay Alert.
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During the four-day operation, officers are targeting speeding, mobile phone use, seatbelt and motorcycle/helmet offences, alcohol, drug-affected drivers and fatigue.
A 25-year-old Bomaderry man died and another man was critical on Saturday after the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree at Berry.
On Friday, a 91-year-old man lost his life in a four-vehicle crash north of Crookwell and a 34-year-old male motorcycle rider died after he was involved in a crash involving a truck in Riverstone.
Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy of the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command said he was disappointed with some driver behaviour.
"We have already seen a number of motorists take unnecessary risks on the road this long weekend," Assistant Commissioner Corboy said.
"After the recent wet-weather conditions, we don't want to see an increase in road trauma following the conclusion of this operation," he said.
"Road fatalities have a tragic effect on everyone involved, from the families who must grieve a loved one, to the police who attended the crash, and the communities who have lost one of their own."
"It's simple: slow down and stay alert."
Operation Stay Alert commenced at 12.01am Friday and concludes at 11.59pm Monday, with double demerits in force throughout the period.
Incidents across the state included a 27-year-old woman being stopped for a stationary RBT on Five Islands Road, Unanderra, where she returned a positive result.
She was subjected to a breath analysis which returned a reading of 0.254.
She was served a future court attendance notice for high range PCA and her licence was confiscated.
On the Hume Highway at Sutton Forest, an 18-year-old male P-plater was detected travelling at 165km/h in a 100km/h zone.
His was issued with a traffic infringement notice for motor vehicle exceed speed more than 45km/h and his licence was immediately suspended for six months.