Alcohol test mandatory in all fatal accidents
The State government has decided to go for mandatory alcohol and drug tests of drivers in all fatal accidents for detection of drunken driving.
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By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: The State government has decided to go for mandatory alcohol and drug tests of drivers in all fatal accidents for detection of drunken driving. Worried over rising deaths due to road accidents, the Commerce and Transport department has asked the DGP and Health department to issue necessary instructions for compulsory breath and blood test of drivers in case of fatal accidents and cases of grievous injuries. They have been directed to instruct officials for a viscera test of drivers in case the driver dies in an accident to detect whether he/she was drunk while driving.