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Almost 800 arrested for driving while intoxicated over Christmas and New Year period
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Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie
ALMOST 800 PEOPLE were arrested for driving while intoxicated during An Garda Síochána’s Christmas and New Year road safety campaign, according to new figures.
Despite reduced traffic for certain periods over Christmas, the numbers detected for driving under the influence remained high, gardaí said.
From 4 December 2020 until 5 January, 790 road users were arrested for driving while intoxicated – under the influence of either drink or drugs.
790 people arrested over the Christmas period for drink driving
Almost 15,000 people were caught speeding over the festive season too
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The campaign had a primary focus on Mandatory Intoxicant Testing – detecting those who drive having consumed alcohol or drugs.
Gardaí said that despite traffic being reduced for certain periods over Christmas, the number of people found to be driving under the influence remained high .
In 2020, there were a total of 148 fatalities on Irish roads. This compares with 140 in 2019. This is an overall increase of 6%.
However, there was a 38% decrease in the number of fatalities between 4 December 2020 up until 5 January 2021 (10), compared to those dates the year before (16).
For 2021, Assistant Commissioner Paula Hilman of the Roads Policing and Community Engagement Bureau continues to appeal to all road users to remember the basics of road safety.