Cheshire police net 112 in drink drive campaign

Latest figures from Cheshire Police reveal 112 motorists arrested in a month-long crackdown on drink driving.

Male drivers under 30-years-old were the main offenders but arrests were down 28% on figures for a similar operation in June last year.

Assistant Chief Constable, Ruth Purdie said, "The outcome of the 2013 summer drink driving campaign shows the excellent work, and tenacity of our officers in keeping our roads safe. By stepping up enforcement measures, this has allowed us to take a hard line to drink and drug driving by identifying those motorists who are still not heeding our warnings."

In the summer campaign more drivers were breathalysed than in 2012 but fewer arrests were made with an extra 91 blood alcohol tests carried out by the roadside compared to 2012.

Drivers were also tested for drug use and, across Cheshire, 18 drug driving (or field impairment) tests were carried out and seven arrests made.

Drink driving is a year-round issue for Cheshire Police and enforcement is not just limited to national 'anti-drink driving' campaigns. A crash car is also taken out to events across Cheshire to educate the public. The 'Think' car is a badly damaged vehicle which was involved in a collision in which a young driver was killed.

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