NSW police have urged motorists to slow down and think this weekend after the state’s road toll escalated dramatically last weekend.
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Nine people died on NSW roads last weekend, prompting senior police to issue a warning to all road users to take personal responsibility for their actions.
Between Friday August 11 and Sunday August 13, seven people lost their lives in eight separate crashes across the state, with two more deaths recorded early on Monday morning.
One of the weekend’s fatal crashes took the life of 31-year-old Bellingen man Retaw Boyce.
The tragic accident that cut his life short happened at 10.30am on August 12.
“He was turning from Darkwood Rd into Waterfall Way when he was blindsided by a 4WD heading towards Dorrigo,” his mother Julie said.
“There’s a blind corner there where the bank is too high on the side of the road. He didn’t see the car. He had no idea what hit him.”
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There has been a fund set up by members of the community to help his family with costs at this tragic time.
Traffic & Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy, said the loss of nine lives in four days is a tragedy.
“Nine people dying on our roads in the course of four days, is not acceptable under any circumstances.
“Nine lives lost, is more than a statistic, it means there are now nine families that will mourn a loved one forever.
“We need all road-users to take responsibility for their actions in order to put a stop to more avoidable crashes on our roads,” Assistant Commissioner Corboy said.