Today marks Day 12 of the Christmas Road Safety Campaign (phase 2) and a total of 12 people have died in 11 separate crashes.
A total of 120 drug tests were conducted yesterday with 23 returning a positive result.
This adds up to a state total of 2476 drug tests that have been conducted over the period, with 506 returning a positive reading.
There were 2341 speed camera detections that occurred yesterday, and the total for the 12 days has been 40,862 detections.
Of note, the highest speed of the campaign was recorded overnight when a vehicle was allegedly detected doing 171 in a 100km/h zone on the Bruce Highway at Bauple.
A motorist in Longreach was also detected with an alleged blood alcohol concentration reading of 0.207, and the state’s highest reading over the campaign period was 0.330 in Townsville on Day 7.
Note 1: The statistics contained in this release are sourced from live