02 June 2011 01:17

Motoring

Drink and drug driving campaign

Lincolnshire Police are launching their summer drink and drug drive campaign.

With a long hot summer forecast, drivers are reminded that police will be carrying out roadside checks at all times of the day including the mornings.

With the use of FIT (Field Impairment Test) officers will be testing drivers for the effects of drugs as well as drink during this campaign.

In 2009, nationally 17% of people killed on our roads died in a collision involving a drink driver and nearly 12,000 were injured. Last year in Lincolnshire 120 people failed or refused to provide a sample during the month of June alone and since April 2010 over 17,000 people have been tested and 1163 people were prosecuted.

Information from the public will be acted upon to ensure those people who drive whilst under the influence of drink or drugs will be stopped and put before the Courts.

We remind drivers that the risks they run by committing this offence has far reaching consequences, hundreds of people die needlessly because of their actions and the effects on their own families, liberty and livelihood should be taken into consideration.

Lincolnshire Police Collision Investigator PC Mark Hamilton says, “Although socially unacceptable, drinking and driving continues to blight the lives of the people of Lincolnshire. With this continued effort to make people aware of the danger they pose to others and themselves we hope to see further reductions in drink and drug driving occurrences and make the roads of Lincolnshire safer for all.”

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