Here is a summary of the latest police news on the Fleurieu.

Woman sexually assaulted at Seaford Meadows

Police are seeking information from the Seaford Meadows community after a woman was sexually assaulted in her own home on the weekend.

Just before 1.30am on Saturday 16 November, a woman was asleep in her Seaford Meadows home, which is in the vicinity of Grand Boulevard, when she was woken by an unknown man sexually assaulting her.

The woman chased the male suspect from her house and immediately alerted police. The victim also discovered a purse, mobile phone and personal items from her home had been stolen.

A search of the area was conducted using a police dog patrol, but the suspect was not located. He is described as about 170cm tall, with a muscular build and short thick hair and wearing a dark blue or black t-shirt.

Southern District Police and investigators from the Special Crime Investigation Section are investigating and conducted a door-knock of the area. 

Anyone with information on the incident including persons or vehicles seen in the Seaford Meadows area is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Action on road toll

To address the rising road toll, South Australia Police have launched Operation High Impact F5 (Fatal Five), an intensive traffic enforcement operation running for four weeks.

The statewide operation will target the fatal five offences of drink and drug driving, speeding, distraction, seatbelts and dangerous road users.

As a regular operation, High Impact F5 was originally meant to run later this year, but South Australia Police have made the decision to push it forward after the recent horror on our roads.

“We’ve moved forward this pre-planned operation because we have decided urgent action needs to be taken to address the rising road toll,” says Acting Assistant Commissioner Joanne Shanahan.

“As a state, and as a community, we can’t go on like this.

“For four weeks straight, we will be on our roads 24/7 targeting people who are doing the wrong thing. We will not tolerate any reckless or even slightly careless behaviour behind the wheel. 

“South Australia Police will not only be focusing on enforcement, we’re also ramping up our media and marketing focus in the road safety space to address the devastating loss of life we’re seeing.”

Minister for Police Corey Wingard says the current road toll is completely unacceptable.

“It has been a truly shocking few months on South Australian roads. Any death is tragic, but 97 is absolutely appalling.

“The State Government has made road safety a top priority but it’s also time individuals started taking responsibility for their actions behind the wheel.

“The fatal five is also the avoidable five. Enough is enough.”

Operation High Impact F5 began at 12:01am Thursday 14 November 2019 and will end at 11:59pm Wednesday 11 December 2019.

Traffic report

Hills Fleurieu police have been targeting traffic offences during the month long, Operation High Impact Fatal 5.

At 10:20pm on Monday 11 November, police stopped a 59-year-old Brownlow man on Daucey Street, Kingscote. He provided a breath analysis result of 0.171 and was issued a 12-month loss of licence. He will appear in court at a later date.

At 3.30pm on Wednesday 13 November, police stopped a 25-year-old Penneshaw man on Old Salt Lake Rpad, Haines. He tested positive to cannabis and was driving whilst disqualified in an unregistered and uninsured vehicle. He was reported and will appear in court at a later date.

At 4.30am on Thursday 14 November, police were on Hutchinson Street in Goolwa responding to an unrelated incident when a 39-year-old man from Bedford Park stopped his vehicle directly behind the police car. The driver returned a breath analysis of 0.203 and was subsequently issued with a 12-month immediate loss of licence and had his vehicle impounded. He will appear in court at a later date.

Just before 2.30pm on Thursday 14 November, police stopped a 38-year-old Kingscote man on Flinders Avenue, Kingscote, for travelling 114km/h in a 100km/h area. He did not hold a current drivers' licence and tested positive to cannabis. He will appear in court at a later date.

At 10.14am on Friday 15 November, police stopped a 31-year-old man from Huntfield Heights on Battunga Road, driving a heavy rigid truck in relation to breaching a condition of his Provisional licence. The man then tested positive to methamphetamine. He was given a direction not to drive and may attend court at a later date.

About 9.30pm on Friday 15 November, police stopped a Toyota Rav4 on Main Street at Yankalilla for a mobile driver test. The driver, a 54-year-old man from Yankalilla, was breath tested and returned a positive reading of 0.134. He was reported for drink driving, received a six-month immediate loss of licence and his vehicle was impounded.