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Subscriber only A mother intentionally driving while high on drugs, a popular teen run over on a suburban street - these are among Mackay and Whitsunday s tragic road toll for 2020. Fatal crashes spiked from 11 deaths in 2019 to 24 last year within the district despite lockdowns imposed under COVID-19 restrictions. That s a significant jump, Mackay Forensic Crash Unit officer in charge Sergeant Michael Hollett said. A man died following a truck rollover on Homebush Rd, Homebush on Friday October 23. Picture: Heidi Petith So why was 2020 such a horror year? That s the key question because we had a big period of lockdown, Sgt Hollett said.