MOTORISTS have been urged not to drive when tired after a series of fatiguerelated crashes made for a hectic holiday season on local roads.
Sergeant Peter Garton of the Cardinia Traffic Management Unit said fatigue appeared to be a factor in at least three crashes in three days just before Christmas.
On Tuesday, 19 December, two people in their 60s and 70s were taken to Casey Hospital after a car collided with a parked car in Station Street, Kooweerup.
Police said the car was travelling east when it veered onto the wrong side of the road and crashed around 3.10pm.
The driver, a 65yearold woman from Phillip Island, was taken to hospital along with a 73yearold male passenger from Smiths Beach.
Two other passengers, a 77yearold woman from Cowes and a 76yearold man from Kooweerup, were not injured.
On Saturday, 23 December, a Clayton South man was taken to Casey Hospital after his car ran into an embankment on the Princes Freeway at Garfield.
Police said the car was travelling west when it ran off the road about 7.55am.
An 18yearold Bunyip man was also taken to Casey Hospital after his car rolled at Kooweerup on Sunday, 24 December.
Police said the man’s Holden sedan was travelling east along Ballarto Road when the car ran off the road and rolled into a paddock about 5.40pm.
Sgt Garton said people driving when tired — or affected by alcohol — were major concerns for police monitoring traffic on local roads over the festive season.
He urged motorists to take extra care at this time of year and to avoid driving late at night or early in the morning if possible.
“Fatigue is a definite issue. The message to motorists is to be aware of the need to take a break when feeling tired.”
particularly when people are travelling longer distances,” Sgt Garton said.
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