It follows a Highway Patrol crack down on fatigue, drink and drug-driving. 

With thousands hitting the roads for the holiday, Riverina police conducted more than 6600 random breath tests across four days. 

These numbers come at the close of Operation Tortoise, with double-demerits in force until midnight on Monday. 

Despite the low number of drivers busted drink driving, acting-Senior Sergeant Stephen Sivewright said the behaviour of drivers across the region had been disappointing. 

“The message isn’t getting out there,” Sergeant Sivewright said. “People are still speeding.”

He said road users continued to put the lives of their passengers and other people in danger, with more than 200 drivers issued speeding fines.

A further 25 infringements were issued for not wearing seatbelts and 308 drivers were busted for other traffic offences.

“People shouldn’t have to die for drivers to listen,”  Sergeant Sivewright said. “This should be a wake-up call.”

His words follow the tragic death of an elderly driver on a Riverina road, near Jindera, on Monday morning. 

This death brought the number of fatalities on Riverina roads to six this year. 

“That’s ridiculously high,” Sergeant Sivewright said. “Up until March 28, there were 59 fatalities on state roads – a definite increase on last year.”