Hundreds of WA drivers were caught driving without seatbelts over Easter, and 64 cars were impounded during the Easter break
MORE than 270 WA drivers have been caught behind the wheel without seatbelts over Easter while over 2400 motorists were pinned for speeding.
Another 148 drivers were caught talking or texting on their mobile phones.
Senior police officers labelled the figures "disturbing" in what has been a tragic Easter on WA roads with five fatalities in total.
Three of the five people who died were young men aged just 17, 19 and 20.
Police figures released today show that since Wednesday night:
● 148 mobile phone offences were issued to drivers
● 274 drivers were fined for not wearing seatbelts
WA Police issued 2481 speeding infringements over the Easter holiday. Picture: File Image.
● 94 motorists were charged with drink driving, another 19 were done for drug driving
● 2481 speeding infringements were issued; and
● 64 cars were impounded.
Commander Alf Fordham described the amount of people driving and using mobile phones at the same time over Easter as unbelievable.
"It's unbelievable with the amount of attention this issue has received over the last couple of weeks that we were able to apprehended 148 people using mobile phones," he said.
"278 people not wearing seatbelts, in this day and age there is no excuse for not wearing your seatbelt. 'I was just going to the shops', 'I was just going around the corner' is not an excuse for not wearing your seatbelt. It's just not good enough.
The scene of a fatal crash in Margaret River on Sunday night.
"It's something the community has to get behind … it's not acceptable not to wear your seatbelt, it's not acceptable to speed and use a mobile phone while you are driving."
Commander Fordham said police will be out in force once more targeting drivers over the ANZAC Day holiday this weekend.
Double demerit points be in place again from 12:01am on Thursday through to 11:59pm on Sunday.
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The wreckage of a Toyota involved the fatal crash near Margaret River on Sunday night.
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