The Easter Long Weekend road toll hit three during Police Operation Tortoise, including a fatal motor vehicle crash in the wider region on Sunday morning.
A vehicle travelling along Clarence Way at Woodenbong left the road about 1.30am.
The 45-year-old female driver died at the scene.
Investigations into the incident are continuing and police will prepare a report for the Coroner.
Operation Tortoise commenced at midnight on Thursday, April 5 and ran until 11.59pm on Monday.
Double demerit points were in force and applied for all speeding, seat belt and helmet offences during this period.
During day four of the operation alone, police conducted 44,950 breath tests and charged 72 motorists with drink-driving offences compared to 49,407 breaths tests and 166 charges for the same day last year.
Meanwhile, police on day three caught 995 motorists speeding (down from 1039 for Day Four last year) and issued 1741 infringements for other traffic offences (up from 1472 last year).
The Mid North Coast did not get off lightly either.
For example, at 9:40pm on Monday a 54-year-old woman was arrested and charged with high-range PCA after she was allegedly caught driving along Coast Road, Hastings Point with a blood-alcohol level of 0.169.
Further, about 5.10pm on Saturday police stopped a car on Great North Road, Frederickton, for alleged speeding offences.
The driver was then subjected to a roadside breath test which returned a positive reading.
A further search of the vehicle revealed two live, fully grown Merino ewes in the boot of the vehicle.
The sheep were removed from the vehicle and inquiries into the incident continue.
Inspector Phil Brooks from the Traffic and Highway Patrol command warned drivers to take extra care
“We’ve already had three deaths too many and are urging motorists to be extra vigilant while travelling on our roads,” he said.
