Gardaí made almost 1,000 drink-driving arrests over Christmas
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790 people were arrested for drink-driving over the Christmas and New Year period, gardaí have said.
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.
There were 10 fatalities on our roads during the period, compared with 16 for the same dates in 2019.