1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: But as we mentioned just a little while ago in 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: the local news, we've got a situation where a woman's 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,960 Speaker 1: in a critical condition in the Royal Darwin Hospital after 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 1: an alleged hit and run in the darw And CBD 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: on Friday morning. We also know well today is fatality 6 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: free Friday. And joining us on the line to talk 7 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: a little bit more Aboucher well some of what has 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: happened on the roads overnight, but also the fact that 9 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: it is fatality free Friday, is John Ganain, who is 10 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: indeed the officer in charge of traffic operations with the 11 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: Northern Territory Police. Senior Sergeant John Ganain, Good morning. 12 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 2: To you, Good morning, Katie, Good morning everyone. 13 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for your time this morning, John, I 14 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: know it must be a very busy one. Firstly, this 15 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: terrible news overnight that a woman's in a critical condition 16 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: in Royal Darwin Hospital after an alleged hit and run 17 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: in the CBD. 18 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. Happened about four o'clock this morning in 19 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 2: the city, right at the start of Tiger brand and Drive. Unfortunately, 20 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 2: a lady, for reasons yet to be determined, was on 21 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 2: the roadway. She appears to have been struck by a vehicle. 22 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 2: That vehicle was later identified. The driver the vehicle was identified. 23 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 2: He's been arrested and he's now downstairs at the Parmeston 24 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 2: Watchhouse answering some questions, John, I. 25 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 1: Would imagine there will obviously be an investigation that gets 26 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: underway now to determine exactly. 27 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 3: What's gone on. 28 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, exactly right, Katie. The investigation will obviously canvas how 29 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 2: and why this lady happened to be on the roadway 30 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 2: in the first place, the circumstances of her being struck 31 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:47,199 Speaker 2: by a car, and the circumstances as well around why 32 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 2: the driver of the car. Apparently, at this stage, according 33 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:56,279 Speaker 2: to the information, we have failed to fail to immediately stop, 34 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 2: failed to help the lady out, and failed to report 35 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 2: the incident to police as soon as possible. 36 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 3: John, very early days, of course. 37 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 1: But is there any suggestion that there's alcohol or speed involved. 38 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 2: No, not at this stage, Coatie. It appears at this stage. 39 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 2: I mean, this will develop over time, as all these 40 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:22,119 Speaker 2: investigations do, but it will be made a lot simpler 41 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 2: for all concerned, not just the police who turn up 42 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: to these sorts of things. But it's a reminder for 43 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: drivers if you think you have hit something on the 44 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 2: road that even remotely could have been a person. Just stop, 45 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 2: stop and help where you can. If you feel in 46 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 2: danger for whatever reason, then drive to a place of 47 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 2: safety immediately and then report it to the police, because 48 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 2: that will save you having to be asked a lot 49 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 2: of fairly difficult questions and an environment that is not 50 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 2: of your choosing. So please help the police to help you. 51 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 2: And you need to get in front of this straightaway. 52 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 2: If you're the driver of a car, have. 53 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: We any idea how like, how you know after the 54 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: woman had been hit, how the police were made aware 55 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: of it, you know, if it was a hit and run, 56 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: did another bystander locate her? 57 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 2: Well, we don't know. I haven't got those exact details 58 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 2: in front of me, Katie, but what I can tell 59 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 2: you is that we have quite a lot of cameras 60 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 2: in the city, and we've got quite a lot of 61 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 2: people looking at those cameras, and it would be a 62 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 2: fair assumption to make that those cameras played at least 63 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 2: a significant part in identifying the vehicle and identifying the driver. 64 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, right, that is a very good point, John. 65 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: It's not a great start, is it to fatality free Friday? 66 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: I know that this woman is in a critical condition, 67 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: but you know, a serious crash like this is not 68 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: a good way to start a day like Fatality free Friday. 69 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 2: We do. Fatality free Fridays is one of the aspirational 70 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 2: campaigns that we run all police forces across the country 71 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: try and get to have a particular Friday without a 72 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 2: fatality anywhere on Australian raids. We got as far as 73 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:22,280 Speaker 2: four hours into the NT's version of this. But hopefully, 74 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 2: hopefully this lady who is receiving some top quality medical 75 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 2: care as I understand it, hopefully this lady survives, makes 76 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 2: a recovery and all that sort of thing. But we've 77 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 2: still got a fair bit of Friday to gay. So 78 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 2: drivers on the raids, I know you're heading into the weekend, 79 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 2: and I know people driving home are going to be 80 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 2: preoccupied with football and going to the pub later and 81 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 2: sport on the weekend and the kids and whatever else 82 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 2: needs to be done. But just make sure you get 83 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 2: home in one piece, and remember that you have a 84 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 2: contract with other drivers to make sure that everybody else 85 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 2: gets to where they need to be as well. 86 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, totally, and John, we are just receiving or we 87 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: just received a call from one of our listeners saying 88 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: that there's a car that's crashed into a pole at 89 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: the corner of Trail Road and Dripstone Road heading towards Casarina. 90 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: It does sound like it could just be a bit 91 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: of a bengal but but yeah, there is a bit 92 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: happening out there on the roads at the moment, isn't there. 93 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 2: Well, we've got that one that you just mentioned there, Katie. 94 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 2: We had the other one that caused which was a 95 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 2: bit more noticeable because it caused all those traffic problems 96 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 2: on Tiger brewn And Drive this morning. As with all 97 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 2: the fatal accidents that I spoke about the other day, 98 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 2: nearly all of these are preventable. Nearly all of them 99 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 2: are directly caused by human error. And we all make 100 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 2: mistakes on the road a varying degree from time to 101 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 2: time at some point in our lives. But we'll just 102 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 2: take care understand that it's not all about you. It's 103 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 2: about the other motorists on the road as well. Understand 104 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 2: that you are piloting up to a tunnel more of 105 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 2: steel and glass at considerable speed, and not a lot 106 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 2: of things are worth not getting home alive. 107 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 3: Exactly now. 108 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: We also know that yesterday we took a call from 109 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,600 Speaker 1: one of our listeners, Jane, who had said that there'd 110 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: been a road rage incident in which her husband was involved. 111 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: I understand that there has now been a notice to 112 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: appear in court following on from that incident. 113 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 2: Yes, this was a particularly appalling display, Katie, of public incivility. 114 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 2: We're not as a public police with this incident here. 115 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,679 Speaker 2: We're not particularly interested in what appears to be a 116 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 2: minor dispute over people cutting someone else off in traffic. 117 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 2: This particular incident ended with both drivers parking up in 118 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 2: Yarrawonga and deciding to have an ineffective punch on in 119 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 2: the view of other people and businesses, and causing a 120 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 2: danger to traffic as well. Now that incident ended with 121 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 2: one fellow on his hands and knees, it will be 122 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 2: alleged in court that the other driver then kicked the 123 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 2: driver who was on his hands and knees before being 124 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 2: stopped by police who were arriving at the time. The 125 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 2: fact is both of these people, being silly enough to 126 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 2: engage in a fight in a public place have been 127 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 2: given infringements for that, and the person doing the kicking, 128 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 2: alleged kicking, I should say he is also received a 129 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 2: notice to appear and he will turn up in court 130 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 2: at a later date. 131 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, honestly, it sounded like a terrible incident when we 132 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: spoke about it yesterday. And I know that when we 133 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: had heard from the wife of one of those one 134 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: of those drivers, the alleged victim of the kicking, you know, yeah, 135 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: she had said that she didn't think that it was 136 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: going to turn into the situation that it did. 137 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 3: But is it a reminder as well for us, John? 138 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: You know, like at the end of the day, if 139 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: something like that happens, you know, the last thing we 140 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: should be doing is sort of engaging with the other driver. 141 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 2: No, exactly right, and ran Frankly, I don't know what's 142 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 2: in these people's heads. We're a minor dispute over whose 143 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 2: lane belongs to who, and all this sort of thing 144 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 2: suddenly devolves into public fisticuffs. No doubt it would have 145 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 2: been an embarrassing spectacle because we've all seen the clips 146 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,559 Speaker 2: on social media about drivers engaging in raid rage fights 147 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 2: and all that sort of stuff. And I've got to say, 148 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 2: I've yet to see anyone in those clips that's actually 149 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 2: good at it. So I don't know what these people 150 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 2: are attempting to prove to anybody by wanting to take 151 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 2: on the driver of another car in relation to what 152 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 2: may have been a simple mistake. But all they do 153 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 2: is escalate the situation and rest assured, as happened the 154 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 2: other day on Tuesday, if it comes to our attention, 155 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 2: we're going to take the appropriate action. 156 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: Well, and it sounds bloody terrible, then you know when 157 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: you've got this, when you've got an alleged kicking of 158 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: somebody else. Honestly, it sounded like a pretty woffle situation. 159 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: I've got a you know, I would say, but John, look, 160 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: is there much else happening on the roads at the 161 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: moment that we should be aware of. 162 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 3: It seems as though you guys are incredibly busy at 163 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 3: the moment. 164 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 2: We are busy. We do get the usual array of 165 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 2: people have a deep minor accidents and all that sort 166 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 2: of thing. There was a person driving a car that 167 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 2: was distracted coming down the Stuart Highway of pine Lands 168 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 2: yesterday afternoon and ended up in a ditch near the 169 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 2: Median Street. And again we believe distraction was one of 170 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,199 Speaker 2: the causes of that accident. We keep going on about distractions, 171 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 2: but people seem to keep doing the same thing again 172 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 2: and again again. But today it's Friday, it's the dry season. 173 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 2: People want to enjoy the weekend. The best way to 174 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 2: ensure you're going to enjoy that weekend is to drive safely. 175 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 2: Remember it's not just about you, it's about other people. 176 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 2: Or as hard as you can please to avoid an 177 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 2: embarrassing spectacle like the one that members of the public 178 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 2: witness in Yarawanga on Tuesday. Because punching on in public 179 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 2: on the street as a result of minor infringements, it's 180 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 2: just it's bad manners. There's no decorum, it's preventable, it's avoidable, 181 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 2: and it's not necessary. And the people conducting these sorts 182 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 2: of things are generally no good at fighting anyway, so 183 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 2: I don't know what they're trying to achieve. 184 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: Well, John Ganaine, thank you very much for your time 185 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: this morning. The Senior Sergeant of Officer in charge of 186 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: Darwin Traffic Operations. 187 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 3: We appreciate your time. Thank you very much. 188 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 2: No worries, Katie, have a good weekend you too. 189 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 3: Thank you