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Speaker 1: Now, as I mentioned in the opener, we know that

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Speaker 1: a man died after a truck and a car collided

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Speaker 1: at Nucki Lagoon yesterday. Emergency services responded to that crash

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Speaker 1: on the Stuart Highway about one twenty. Now. The mail

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Speaker 1: driver of that car was unresponsive and despite the best

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Speaker 1: joining me in the studio this morning to talk more

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Speaker 1: about this and really talk a bit more about the

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Speaker 1: woeful week that we've had on Northern Territory Roads. Acting

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Speaker 1: Territory Road Policing Senior Sergeant Aaron Evans, Good morning to you.

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Speaker 2: Aaron. Good morning, Katie. How are you?

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Speaker 1: Yeah, really well? And Acting Senior Sergeant Rowan Benson, Good

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Speaker 1: morning to you, Rowan, good morning. Now, terrible situation yesterday.

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Speaker 1: What more can you tell us about the crash yesterday

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Speaker 1: at Nucky Lagoon?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, not much more at this stage, Katie. We've got

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Speaker 2: the photo. Crash occurred in male believed to be in

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Speaker 2: his twenties driving the motor vehicle. He was on his

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Speaker 2: own in the car and unfortunately he's passed away. The

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Speaker 2: driver of the truck he was assessed non life threatening

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Speaker 2: injuries and didn't require any further treatment. He's tested needed

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Speaker 2: for alcohol and drugs in his system. And the major

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Speaker 2: crash investigation units looking after that one investigating that crash.

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Speaker 1: So I mean, we know, you know, there's there's always

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Speaker 1: a lot more detail that we find out later on.

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Speaker 1: Any crash is horrifying stuff. One of my mates was

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Speaker 1: the first responder there yesterday, and I think it's worth

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Speaker 1: you know, pointing out as well that these, you know,

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Speaker 1: these road crashes, these fatalities, whether it's a death or

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Speaker 1: whether it's a terrible injury, it has such a huge

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Speaker 1: impact on you guys as first responders. It has such

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Speaker 1: a huge impact on everybody that is there at that

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Speaker 1: scene at that time. Like it's it's really heartbreaking stuff,

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Speaker 1: isn't it right? Yeah, it is, Gatie that you never

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Speaker 1: know when anything's going to happen, not just the first

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Speaker 1: responders or the people who would be gone by that

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Speaker 1: day to day and see these tragic things care on

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Speaker 1: our roads.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, our officers attended that way and Katie as well.

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Speaker 2: The road policing from Darwin. It's very it takes its

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Speaker 2: toll on us as officers. But it was going into

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Speaker 2: peak hour in the afternoon we had the roads closed,

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Speaker 2: so the number of public members that drove past that,

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Speaker 2: it does have an effect. So yeah, we're really really

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Speaker 2: asking people to slow down and start, you know, taking

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Speaker 2: a lot of care on our roads.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, remember the you know, remember we've got to keep

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Speaker 1: an eye out for each other. But it's also please

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Speaker 1: correct me if I'm wrong. This is the fourth fatality

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Speaker 1: on our Northern Territory roads in one week.

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Speaker 2: Is nice. Yeah. Since the twenty third of October, there's

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Speaker 2: been four fatal crashes across the top end.

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Speaker 1: I know that for at least one of those out

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Speaker 1: at Pineland's where a pedestrian was struck on the twenty

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Speaker 1: fifth of October. Certainly police still calling for further information.

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Speaker 2: Always, Katie So fatal pedestrian striker female was injured there,

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Speaker 2: suffered critical injuries as a result of that crash. The

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Speaker 2: We are calling no as always, anyone that witnessed that

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Speaker 2: crash and hasn't spoken to police yet or provided their information,

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Speaker 2: or anyone that has dash cam footage around that time.

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Speaker 2: It was about eight pm in the evening there on

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Speaker 2: the twenty fifth of October through pine Lands. So really

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Speaker 2: calling for those people to just step forward. The small

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Speaker 2: piece of information that you have might be the thing

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Speaker 2: that we need. So don't think that you know your

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Speaker 2: information is insignificant. Definitely get in touch and will happily

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Speaker 2: take a call.

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Speaker 1: What is your message for drivers today? I mean, like,

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Speaker 1: you know, for us here on three sixty every day

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Speaker 1: at the moment, it sort of feels like we're reporting

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Speaker 1: on these tragedies. I mean, earlier in the week, a

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Speaker 1: seventeen year old girl, you know that's sort of three

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Speaker 1: years older than my daughter. It's heartbreaking to think that

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Speaker 1: a young girl on a motorbike's life has been lost

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Speaker 1: and the impact that that has on a family, friends,

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Speaker 1: on everybody around.

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Speaker 2: The wider community.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, Like what I mean, what is your message for

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Speaker 1: territorians today? Because I feel really like, I feel really

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Speaker 1: upset at the lives loss that we're you know, look

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Speaker 2: Yeah, Katie, Look it affects us as well. So we've

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Speaker 2: had thirty five road deaths on our roads this year.

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Speaker 2: It was at fifty two at the same time last year,

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Speaker 2: and sixty for the total last year. So we're getting

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Speaker 2: up there and we don't want anymore. Any fatality on

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Speaker 2: our roads is too many. So look, just coming back

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Speaker 2: to road safeties, everyone's responsibility. We need everybody to take

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Speaker 2: care on our roads, look after each other, and dry

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Speaker 2: to the conditions. We're urging pedestrians, be seen, be patient,

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Speaker 2: don't rush to get across the road. And you know

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Speaker 2: we're coming into the wet season. It's very much knocking

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Speaker 2: maintain the safe distance behind the vehicle in front of you,

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Speaker 2: turn your head lights on so you can be seen,

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Speaker 2: and then ensure the road worthiness of your vehicle. Are

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Speaker 2: so check the road conditions before you're traveling. And then

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Speaker 2: we want to bring everyone's attention to the fatal five.

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Speaker 2: Ye all right, so stay alone. Let's avoid those fatal five.

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Speaker 2: So that's fatigue, speeding, wearing our seat belts, avoiding distractions,

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Speaker 2: mobile phones, inattention or just carelessness and then driving whist

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Speaker 2: affected by drugs and alcohol. So Territory Road Policing Division

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Speaker 2: will be increasing our presence on the roads over the

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Speaker 2: next couple coming weeks, moving into the festive season. Expect

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Speaker 2: to see us. We'll be out on the road, could

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Speaker 2: be anywhere anytime now.

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Speaker 1: And in terms of our pedestrians as well, I know

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Speaker 1: you touched on this, but that's always you know, that

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Speaker 1: is always a real concern for us too, isn't.

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Speaker 2: It Absolutely so? But once again, in that really dark

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Speaker 2: space on the road, slow down, make sure our headlights

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Speaker 2: are on, taking that few extra seconds scanning our road

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Speaker 2: left and right, making sure you know that young people

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Speaker 1: Well, look, I really appreciate your time this morning to

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Speaker 1: both of you. Thank you very much for joining us

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Speaker 1: our roads at the moment. Greatly appreciated.

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Speaker 2: Thank you, Katie, thank you,