Police urge Queenslanders to drive safely this Christmas

The parents of a teenage boy who died and killed four other people after driving home drunk from a Christmas party have joined forces with police and emergency services to launch this year’s Christmas road safety campaign.

On the eighth anniversary of their son Jordan’s death, Melissa and Peter McGuinness have shared the heartbreaking story of how his decision to drive while affected by alcohol and drugs impacted their lives and the lives of others – a powerful road safety message ahead of the festive season.

As lives lost on Queensland roads reaches the highest number in six years, Assistant Commissioner Ben Marcus said the launch of the Queensland Police Service’s (QPS) Christmas operation, Operation Sierra Noella, would…