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914 people arrested for drink and drug driving over Christmas

written by Staff Writer January 14, 2022
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A total of 914 people were arrested for driving while intoxicated over the Christmas period.

Figures released today by Gardai have given a stern warning that drink and drug driving are still commonplace on Ireland’s roads.

A spokesperson for the Garda Press office said there is now regional breakdown available so statistics for drink and drug driving in Donegal during this period are currently unknown.

Key Statistics from Christmas Campaign

During the period from 26th November 2021 until 4th January 2022.

• 914 Driving While Intoxicated arrests
• 13,950 Speeding detections
• 15,759 Breath Tests carried out
• 5,681 Checkpoints performed
• 1,269 FCN’s issued for use of Mobile Phones
• 310 FCN’s issued for non-wearing of seatbelts
• 525 FCN’s issued for Learner Drivers Driving Unaccompanied
• A total of 35 Drink and Drug Driving arrests occurred on New Year’s Day – 12 of these occurred between 6am and 1pm.

Approximately one in five (21 per cent) drug driving arrests occurred between 6am and 1pm. Thirty-five drink and drug driving incidents occurred on New Year’s Day, 12 of the incidents occurred between 6am and 1pm.

“That’s a poor start to 2022 for some drivers,” said Assistant Commissioner Paula Hilman.

There were 13,950 speed detections over Christmas, while 1,269 fixed charged notices (FCNs) were issued to drivers using mobile phones and 525 FCNs were issued to learner drivers driving unaccompanied.

Assistant Commissioner Hillman said: “I would appeal to all road users to modify their behaviour, to heed road safety advice in order to reduce collisions, avoid unnecessary deaths and to ensure that our roads are safer in 2022. Gardaí undertook 15,759 breath tests at 5,681 checkpoints over the Christmas period. We are playing our part, and ask all road users to play theirs.”

Road Safety Authority chief executive Sam Waide said: “I would like to acknowledge the tremendous enforcement efforts from An Garda Síochána in 2021 and over the Christmas period, in addition to road users behaving safely. However, it is astonishing to see the numbers of those who persist to drink and drug drive, as it significantly increases the risk of a fatal collision. Inappropriate speed is still an issue and even a 5 per cent reduction in average speed can reduce fatal collisions by 30 per cent.”

 

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