WA Police launched an RBT blitz over the Easter long weekend as it emerged the state's top cop Karl O'Callaghan continued to lead the way - nabbing a driver for using his phone while driving in Subiaco.
The increased police presence on WA roads comes as the state's Easter road toll rose to two on Friday afternoon after a person died in a collision with a truck north of Two Rocks around midday.
The death comes a day after a motorcyclist, aged in his 30s, died in Armadale when he was thrown from his bike around 6.45am Thursday morning.
Drive safe over the long weekend, we'll be watching #double demerits #fb #highway #SlowDown #SafeEasterWA pic.twitter.com/4sXqGN0j7J
— Meekatharra Police (@MeekaPol) March 25, 2016
Commissioner O'Callaghan announced on Friday that extra officers and equipment would be deployed to key regional roads to support local police during Easter.
During the state's previous Labour Day long weekend, 11 people died on WA roads, helping bring the state's road toll to 46 headed into Easter – 10 more than the same time last year.
In 2015, three people died in car accidents during the Easter long weekend.
Police officers were out in force on Good Friday, with one man telling WAtoday he went through four random breath tests while driving from Perth to Manjimup.
Its a challenge but anywhere, anytime & anyone! #mbts2 #headsup2016 #notsobad pic.twitter.com/irHtc18dZx
— WA Police Traffic (@WAPoliceTraffic) March 25, 2016
If police station Twitter accounts are anything to go by, the majority of drivers appeared to be doing the right thing this Easter, although police were yet to release any official statistics.
Busselton Police tweeted on Friday they had breathalysed 620 drivers without laying a single charge.
Mundijong and Carnamah police had similar results, tweeting that of the 60 and 200 drivers tested respectively, no one blew over the limit.
Dowerin Police also reported a 100 per cent pass rate for the driver it breathalysed.
Morley Police on Thursday claimed they charged one person in excess of 0.08 out of 500 people tested.
RBT's through Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shire. Operation CONCLUDER. 60 RBTs done here - 2 traffic breaches - no alcohol pic.twitter.com/kMFKq96ITP
— Mundijong Police (@MundijongPol) March 25, 2016
On Thursday, Commissioner O'Callaghan issued a man on Hay Street a $400 fine for using his phone while driving.
In the paper work, where a police officer would usually write what station they worked for, he simply wrote, "Commissioner".
The phone fine came during the same week in which Commissioner leapt from his car to collar a man allegedly committing an assault.
Police Commissioner on his way to an Easter road safety event nabs man talking into his phone #HandsFreeMeansNoHands pic.twitter.com/bhuWUp7siD
— WA Police (@WA_Police) March 24, 2016
Double demerits are in place in WA from Thursday March 24 to Monday March 28.