Christmas drink drive arrests down by 25 per cent (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Christmas drink drive arrests down by 25 per cent
9:52am Tuesday 8th January 2013 in News
The number of people arrested during this year's Christmas drink and drug driving campaign fell by 25 per cent compared with last year.
A total of 100 people were arrested during the campaign - which ran from December 1 2012 to New Year's Day, down from 133 last year.
Of the drivers arrested during this year's campaign, 79 were men and 21 were women. More than half were between 25 and 50 years old.
During the campaign police carried out more road-side checks and patrols as well as breath testing every driver involved in an accident.
Traffic Sergeant Joe Pardey said: “It is encouraging to see that the number of drivers risking their lives, and the lives of other road users, by choosing to drink and drive over the festive season has reduced.
“Most of the motorists stopped were very supportive of the officers' actions and fully supported the campaign to reduce road casualties.”
Officers also acted on information submitted by the public to intercept suspected drink drivers.
Sergeant Pardey continued: “The message seems to be getting across to the people of Dorset that drinking and driving is dangerous and just not worth the risk.
“However, I'd continue to encourage members of the public to contact us if they suspect someone is driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol so we can take action.”
Comments(9)
Lord Spring
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10:17am Tue 8 Jan 13
H2o-hara
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10:26am Tue 8 Jan 13
Hessenford
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11:03am Tue 8 Jan 13
Not really something to cheer about because the number was down from 133 to 100, all this says is that only 100 were actually caught, how many others were not caught, with Christmas and new year I suspect that more got away with drink driving than were stopped.
funkyferret
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11:04am Tue 8 Jan 13
Road deaths & serious injuries UP
Drink-drive arrests DOWN
And for this year, a further £10m cut from Dorset Police budget & 200 more officer's posts to go.
On a brighter note, MP pay, & pension conditions INCREASED .
'We are all in this together. ....!'
ferndun
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11:33am Tue 8 Jan 13
Pablo23
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1:29pm Tue 8 Jan 13
Peggy Babcock
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1:46pm Tue 8 Jan 13
Can the Echo provide this info?
Teddy 1
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5:21pm Tue 8 Jan 13
Controversial But True says...
10:15am Tue 8 Jan 13
That's a strange statistic, as police are down by about the same percentage!
Rock on Cameron - you're doing this country great job! You've made more cuts than a self harming hairdresser!