Sussex drink drive campaign results
MORE than 160 drivers were arrested during Sussex Police’s summer drink drive campaign.
Throughout June officers from across Sussex carried out both high visibility and plain vehicle operations to target drunk or drugged drivers.
Overall, 4,229 drivers were breath tested during the campaign and of these 161 were arrested. 308 of these tests were following crashes, resulting in the arrest of 30 people. Twelve arrests were made between 6am and 10am.
During the campaign last year, 3,298 people were tested and 152 arrested.
Chief Inspector Di Roskilly from Sussex Police’s Road Policing Unit said: “We are pleased with the results of this campaign which suggest more people are choosing not to mix drinking or taking drugs with driving. However, in just one month, 161 have been arrested and that is too many people who clearly blatantly disregard the law and are prepared to gamble with their lives and the lives of others. We will continue to focus our efforts on removing them from the roads of Sussex before they cause harm.
“Aside from the social and financial aspects of a drink driving charge – loss of job, a substantial fine, the stigma of a criminal conviction, imprisonment - drunken drivers take lives and ruin others with devastating consequences for themselves, their families and the friends and families of their victims.
“Our message to them is very simple – if you drink and drive, we will catch up with you and you need to hope that’s before you kill or maim. Don’t do it. I would like to thank the public for their support throughout this campaign. Information that has been provided has been invaluable in removing the risks from our roads.”
If you suspect someone of drink-driving you can report them via the Operation Crackdown website – www.operationcrackdown.org – or by calling 0845 60 70 999. Alternatively, you can call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. If the offence is taking place, dial 999 immediately.
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