Vic police road toll blitz begins VICTORIA'S police force is starting a two-month blitz on the state's roads despite tracking towards another record-low road toll. A total of 197 people have died on the state's road so far this year, compared with 241 at the same time last year. Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill says while that is currently the record lowest toll, police can't afford to be complacent moving into the holiday season. "We will have police saturating the roads and concentrating on those behaviours which are known to contribute to road trauma," he said in a statement. Operation Summer Stay begins on Friday and will see drivers breath-tested, drug-tested and speed checked until January 5 next year. Police are focusing on speed, impaired driving, fatigue, driver distraction and seatbelt offences during the campaign. The launch of the operation coincides with a road policing conference opening in Melbourne on Tuesday.