Drug-driving incidents jump 11% this year despite Covid-19 lockdown
Authorities warn motorists of the dangers of drug driving ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend. By Press Association Thursday 1 Apr 2021, 7:48 PM Apr 1st 2021, 7:48 PM 9,610 Views 48 Comments
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DRUG-DRIVING INCIDENTS jumped by 11% in the first three months of the year, figures show.
It comes as data from the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS) show a 37% rise in the number of blood and urine specimens submitted for drugs testing in 2020 compared with 2019.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA), An Garda Siochana and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS) have highlighted the dangers of drug driving ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend.
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GETTING caught driving under the influence of drugs is a sure-fire way for motorists not only to lose their licence and money, but potentially their freedom.
As the ice (methamphetamine) epidemic continues to sink its claws deeper into the North Queensland community, increasingly more often police are arresting drug-affected drivers with not only meth, but other drugs and alcohol in their systems.
Here is a list of some of NQ s worst meth drivers: These North Queenslanders have run afoul of the law after getting behind the wheel with meth in their systems. McNamara stole a 60-seat school bus from Giru on December 11, 2019 and drove it under the influence of amphetamine and methamphetamine.
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