MEDIA ADVISORY: Operation RAID launched targeting reckless driver behaviour

NSW Police will address the media as they launch Operation RAID (Remove All Impaired Drivers) in a bid to reduce the growing number of fatalities on NSW roads, following concerning road trauma trends across the state.

The high visibility state-wide road policing operation will be conducted from 12.01am tonight (Thursday 5

September 2024) to 4am on Sunday (8 September 2024).

It will see an increase in officers on NSW roads targeting drink driving, drug driving and fatigue – three major contributors to the state’s annual road toll.

WHEN: 1pm TODAY (Wednesday 4 September 2024)

WHERE: Gardens behind Parliament House on Hospital Road, Sydney CBD.

WHO: Acting Assistant Commissioner David Driver, Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander

Yasmin Catley, Minister for Police

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