http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/john-hartley/ Assistant Commissioner John Hartley APM is the Commander, Traffic Services Branch, New South Wales Police Force and National Road Safety Ambassador. John Hartley is one of five road safety ambassadors for the National Road Safety Council. The ambassadors, appointed for three-year terms, support the work of the Council by helping to focus attention on road safety issues in the community. John was appointed as Assistant Commissioner of Police in March 2009 and headed the traffic services branch of the New South Wales Police Force for the past five years. John has a dedicated and enhanced traffic services command. He has been intimately involved in key road safety issues in NSW and involved in the planning and execution of major road safety campaigns. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/this-year-lets-not-accept-road-tolls-as-normal/ As we embark on another busy holiday period on our roads, I’m reminded of a tragic story. It was late at night. A car ran a red light and an innocent family was in trouble. As a police officer, I was one of the first on the scene. The father had died on impact in the car. The mother – who was given CPR by ambulance officers – also died at the scene. feedback@thepunch.com.au (John Hartley) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/this-year-lets-not-accept-road-tolls-as-normal/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/this-year-lets-not-accept-road-tolls-as-normal/#item5677 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:39:59 +0000 John Hartley | Author bios | The Punch