Allegedly drunk driver charged with manslaughter
Police say a man involved in a fatal crash on the Pacific Highway earlier this month was drunk at the time.
View ArticleL-plater charged after high speed police chase
Police say an unaccompanied L-plater led them on a high-speed chase on the New South Wales far north coast yesterday afternoon.
View ArticleSon of Tweed MP pleads guilty
The son of a state MP from the north coast will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to a raft of serious traffic offences.
View ArticleDrivers told to expect delays on Pacific Highway
Drivers heading south on the Pacific Highway today are being warned to expect significant delays.
View ArticleKiller road remains fatality-free over long weekend
Northern Region police say they're pleased the Pacific Highway remained fatality-free over the holiday long weekend.
View ArticleMP's son fined for serious traffic offences
The son of Tweed MP Geoff Provest will do 150 hours of community service and pay almost a thousand dollars in fines after pleading guilty to a number of traffic offences.
View ArticleFatal crash driver guilty
A 27-year-old Byron Bay man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death.
View ArticlePolice blitz mid north coast roads over long-weekend
A blitz targeting north coast roads is underway, ahead of the long weekend.
View ArticlePolice praise driver behaviour
Police on the north coast say they are pleased with how drivers behaved over the long weekend.
View ArticleHigh-range drunk nabbed after 100km road trip
A man in northern New South Wales has been arrested after he drove 100 kilometres while seven times over the legal blood-alcohol limit.
View ArticleP-plater jailed over fatal crash
A passenger involved in a fatal car crash in Byron Bay last year says his life will never be the same again.
View ArticleNRMA urges more police over speed cameras
New South Wales' main motoring body says more police and less speed cameras is the answer to catching motorists doing the wrong thing.
View ArticleDrivers urged to set speed camera example
The Lismore Mayor says local drivers must set a good example as they approach the village of Clunes.
View ArticleMinister yet to decide on speed camera law-breakers
New South Wales Roads Minister Duncan Gay says he has not decided what will happen to drivers who repeatedly ignore the Clunes speed camera.
View ArticleDPP appeals against Byron fatal crash sentence
The New South Wales Director of Public Prosecutions has decided to seek a tougher sentence for a P-plater over a crashed that killed a passenger in the state's north last year.
View ArticlePolice 'horrified' at high speeds
Tweed Heads police say they are shocked to have charged five young men with high-range speeding offences in a matter of days.
View ArticleDouble demerit points in force
Police are warning north coast drivers not to become impatient if they are caught in long-weekend traffic.
View Article15yo to front court over Pacific Highway chase
A 15-year-old boy is due to face the Grafton Children's Court today over a lengthy police chase along the Pacific Highway over the weekend.
View ArticleCansdell says whistleblower sparked confession
Disgraced former Nationals' MP Steve Cansdell says he would probably never have confessed to his crime if a whistleblower had not drawn attention to it.
View ArticleMurder charge over cyclist hit-and-run
Police say the 60-year-old cyclist killed in a hit-and-run incident on the New South Wales north coast was returning home after helping rescue four people from a capsized boat.
View ArticleExpert defends speed camera shutdown
The former head of the Roads and Traffic Authority's Road Safety Centre has defended a New South Wales Government decision to turn off a speed camera near the scene of a fatal north coast accident...
View ArticleDrivers warned of double demerit road blitz
Police are warning regional New South Wales drivers that double demerit points are now in place and to expect more officers on the roads.
View ArticleThree children in car during 200kph highway chase
Police say a car that reached speeds of more than 200 kilometres per hour during a chase in northern New South Wales had three children in the back seat.
View ArticlePolice say speeders are stupid
Police say they've issued about 1500 tickets since Operation National Route One started on the north coast in March - 800 of them for speeding.
View ArticlePac Hwy chase driver pleads guilty
A man who led police on a high-speed chase along the Pacific Highway earlier this year could face up to three years in jail.
View ArticleLawyer says whistleblower deserves immunity
A lawyer for the woman who blew the whistle on disgraced former state MP Steve Cansdell, says she deserves immunity from prosecution.
View ArticleVan driver still critical
A woman remains in a critical condition after an accident on Friday afternoon at Tweed Heads which left one person dead.
View ArticleHighway Patrol out in force along mid north coast
Police are still out in force on the region's roads despite double demerit points ending last night.
View ArticleCop charged with high range drink driving
A Northern Region police officer, currently suspended from duty, has been charged with high-range drink-driving.
View ArticleCrash driver's licence was suspended until 2030
A Kyogle man involved in an accident which killed three people on the state's north coast this week remains in custody.
View ArticlePolice allege driver involved in triple fatal crash at Dyraaba, on NSW north...
Police will allege a man involved in a crash that killed three people on the NSW north coast earlier this year was under the influence of a cocktail of drugs.
View ArticleMan who allowed seven-year-old child to drive avoids jail
A Lismore man who allowed a seven-year-old child to drive a car on the Gold Coast has been sentenced to two years' probation.
View ArticleTriple-fatal driver sentenced to more than three years in jail
The driver of a car which killed a father and two children on the state's north coast last year could be out of jail by late 2016.
View ArticleTwo Pacific Highway speed cameras catch more than 20,000 on far north coast
Two speed cameras on the far north coast are among the top 10 revenue earners for the State Government.
View ArticleBail revoked for teenaged father of four who killed pregnant sister in crash
A 19-year-old father of four who killed his pregnant sister in a crash on the state's north coast has had his bail revoked.
View ArticleNorthern Region Traffic Police urge drivers to take care over the Australia...
Police urge North Coast drivers to take care over Australia Day break.
View ArticleSentence increased for Dyraaba driver who killed three
The sentence given to the driver of a car that killed a father and two children near Dyraaba has been increased, but the victims' family says it is still too light.
View ArticleNorthern Region police worried about a trend of motorbike riders 'baiting'...
Police disturbed by the behaviour of some motorbike riders over the Queen's Birthday long weekend.
View ArticleMan crashes car after allegedly drink driving at 170 kph with two children in...
A man crashes his car with two children on board after allegedly drink driving at more than 170 kph on a major highway in northern NSW.
View ArticleVision-impaired woman has driving fine withdrawn, receives apology
The Office of State Revenue has apologised to a Lismore woman who had money taken from her bank account to pay for a driving fine she was mistakenly issued.
View ArticleVision-impaired woman slugged with traffic offence
A vision-impaired woman says there is no way she could have committed a traffic offence as she does not drive.
View ArticleTenth anniversary of fatal car crash that changed NSW road laws
Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of a single-vehicle crash that killed four teenagers near the northern New South Wales town of Byron Bay. The 17-year-old driver escaped with minor injuries and was...
View ArticleDriver may avoid jail over fatal crash in car with no seats or roof
A 22-year-old man may avoid jail despite pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death in a car with no seats or roof.
View ArticleWhat's with reverse angle parking in so many country towns?
The modern motoring experience is one of self-parking vehicles, multi-storey car parking complexes and stacking systems, but in many Australian country towns, reverse angle parking remains.
View ArticleFrom debt despair to life repair: How 'world first' fine repayment scheme...
A scheme in New South Wales and other parts of Australia gives those who have accumulated fines the ability to work off their payments, to help prevent them being saddled with ever-mounting debt.
View ArticleCar registration anomaly and why people risk giving NSW roadworthy the slip
The different rules around Australia mean many people live in one state but keep their vehicles registered in another so how do they get away with it?
View Article
