Humberside Police Release Drink and Drug Driving Figures

 

Figures released by Humberside Police show that 43 drivers put others lives at risk by getting behind the wheel while under the influence of alcohol.

During December police say in all 1055 drivers were given a breath test while 17 were tested for drug driving resulting in four positive tests.

Casualty Reduction Officer Barry Gardner said;

“Drink driving sadly continues to be an issue on the roads of our area.  These results show that you don’t have to be involved in a collision to be stopped and breath tested.”

“These 43 drivers chanced getting behind the wheel of their car and drove under the influence of alcohol.”

“They will now face the magistrate who will decide on the penalty.  This could be a 12 month driving ban, a criminal record, a fine of up to £5,000 or up to six months in prison or both.”

“These 43 drivers face far reaching impacts on their lives, they could lose their jobs, face the loss of independence as they will not be able to drive, face the shame of having a criminal record.” 

“When they get their license back they will face increase in car insurance costs and may be effected by travel restrictions to countries such as the USA.”

Drivers under the age of 25 are an area the police are most concerned about when it comes to collisions as younger drivers remain proportionately more likely than their over-25 counterparts to fail a breath-test for driving under the influence of alcohol.

This age range also represents nearly a quarter (22%) of all the casualties that are killed or seriously injured in the Humberside region.

As such, young people remain a priority group for our local road safety partnership, Safer Roads Humber.

Of the breath tests we completed 189 were on under 25 year-olds.  Seven of these tests were positive.