She registered the highest range DUI in the Orana Local Area Command (LAC) during the major road safety operation police are conducting across Western NSW.

Operation West Force aims to reduce a high death and injury toll.

The first phase of Operation West Force was conducted in the Orana Local Area Command area from March 3 until March 7.

Over this time the Orana Highway Patrol and eight metropolitan staff from Traffic and Highway Patrol Command focused on offences contributing to road deaths -- speed, non-compliance of seatbelts and alcohol. 

Acting Sergeant Luke Trudgett said 1733 random breath tests were conducted, four of which returned positive for PCA. 

At 3.20pm on Saturday, March 4 the accused provided a positive RBT on Whylandra Street, Dubbo.

She later returned a high-range reading of 0.218.

“The accused had three of her children in the vehicle being two 10 year olds and a five-year-old,” he said.

She will appear in Dubbo Local Court on April 24.

Officers detected 59 speeding offences, 11 seatbelt offences and issued a further 120 traffic infringement notices for various offences including use of mobile phones, P plate and registration offences. 

Acting Sergeant Trudgett said this included a 26-year-old Dubbo man who was detected driving while suspended twice between Sunday, March 5 and Monday, March 6.

He will appear in Dubbo Local Court on April 24.

Acting Sergeant Trudgett said while he was pleased to report no fatalities, he’d like to see less speeding and more seatbelt compliance come phase two.

“The message just isn’t getting across,” he said.

“Thus far I’m happy with the fact that we didn’t have any motor vehicle collisions, probably what I am disappointed in is people continue to speed.

“Even for such a short period of time the non-compliance of seatbelts with 11 people being detected – considering we’d already run it in the media – is disappointing.”

Phase two will be conducted from March 31 to April 4.

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