139 people arrested in Lincolnshire for drink and drug driving over Christmas
Lincolnshire police has released the results of their Christmas drink drive campaign
139 people have been arrested in Lincolnshire for drink and drug driving over the Christmas period.
During December, 62 people were suspected of driving or being in charge of a vehicle while over the legal alcohol limit and 77 people who were suspected of driving while impaired through controlled drugs.
Police Sergeant Adie Scargill, Roads Policing, Lincolnshire Police, said:
“We target drink and drug drivers throughout the year and the results show how important it is we keep our focus on drivers who continue to break the law driving while impaired.
“Many of the arrests will lead to drivers being disqualified and this affects their employment and life in general. We will target those who chose to continue to drive while they are disqualified from doing so. I ask for the help of our communities with this. If you know someone is driving when they have been disqualified please tell us. Ring, report on-line or via Crimestoppers anonymously, we will do the rest.
“The decisions drivers make are impaired when they have alcohol or drugs in their system. The more alcohol or drugs the worse their driving and the more dangerous they become. Disqualified drivers will not be covered by insurance policies. Help us take these irresponsible and dangerous drivers off the road and make our counties roads a safer place to use."