Melbourne, April 12 Police in the Australian state of Victoria said they detected 7,741 traffic offences, adding that two people were killed on the roads over the long Easter weekend.
A five-day road policing operation was carried out from April 6-10, after this year saw a "shocking start" with 89 lives lost across the state, up 25 per cent on the five-year average, reports Xinhua news agency.
According to the police, Good Friday accounted for almost a quarter of all detections over the Easter period, with 101 motorists caught drunk and drug driving on this day alone.
More than a third of all offences detected were for speeding, with almost 80 per cent of motorists detected between 10km/h and 25km/h over the speed limit.
Mobile phone offences rose by 31 per cent from last year's Easter road policing operation with 343 motorists caught using their phones while driving.
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