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12 York drivers arrested in first 10 days of police’s drink driving campaign

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The message: don't drink and drive. Photograph: North Yorkshire Police
The message: don’t drink and drive. Photograph: North Yorkshire Police
North Yorkshire Police’s summer drink driving campaign had only been going ten days when it clocked up 12 arrests in York.

So far officers have breath-tested 250 drivers and arrested 30 people, including a dozen in York.

One man aged 58 was found to be just under four times over the legal limit, and another eight people were more than three times over the legal limit.

With the better weather arriving and lighter nights, police are urging people to plan ahead how they will get home at the end of a night out if they are intending to have a drink. The simple message: leave the car at home.

Alongside detecting drink driving, officers are also operating roadside drug screening tests. Already there have been two positive results for cannabis and seven arrests relating to driving while unfit through drugs.

Traffic Sergeant Andy Morton of the roads policing group said:

Anyone who is considering driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs should know that we will be out and about waiting.

If you are convicted, be aware that you face disqualification from driving a hefty fine and the possibility of a prison sentence.

Every year we try and educate people about the devastation and heartbreak that drink and drug driving can cause.

north-yorkshire-police-logo-25How to help the police

If you have info on someone driving under the influence, call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 1 and pass the details to the Force Control Room Or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

By reporting someone “you could save someone’s life,” said Traffic Sergeant Green.

 

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Hope they get loads more!!!! You shouldn’t even be allowed one drink before driving…..

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I’m also a taxi driver in York.
I’ve always said that no matter how much your taxi home costs, it’s cheaper than the fine and the other taxis you’d have to take whilst banned.

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I work as a taxi driver at night if I had a pound for every drink driver I see I would be a rich man loads of people are at it, it is ridiculous

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