790 arrests for Driving While Intoxicated' during 2020 Christmas and New Year Road Safety Campaign
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An Garda Síochána’s Christmas and New Year Road Safety Campaign for 2020 commenced on Friday 4th December and concluded on Tuesday 5th January 2021.
The campaign had a primary focus on Mandatory Intoxicant Testing – detecting those who drive having consumed alcohol or drugs.
Despite reduced traffic for certain periods over Christmas, the numbers detected for driving under the influence has remained high.
Gardaí arrested 790 drivers for Driving While Intoxicated during the period from 4th December 2020 until 5th January 2021.
Other figures are as follows:
- 14,780 Speeding detections