Lancashire Police make almost seventy arrests - in one week for drink and drug driving offences
They were stopped as part of the countywide summer week against impaired driving.
Last updated 31st Aug 2022
Almost 70 people were caught driving under the influence of drink or drugs last week as part of an intensive week of action.
The 66 people were stopped and all were either driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs or refused to give a breath sample for testing. They were stopped as part of the countywide summer week against impaired driving.
Insp Rob Conolly-Perch, of the Lancashire Police TacOps team, said: “This week of action was entirely intelligence-led, with officers targeting people reported to be regularly drink or drug-driving.
“Shockingly, a total of 66 people we stopped were indeed found to be over the legal limit for alcohol or drugs – all of them putting themselves and others in danger of serious injury or even death.
“What we’d like to stress is that we stopped many, many more drivers who were only just under the legal limit and those people – and the rest we still have on our list – will continue to be targeted and will eventually be caught.
“The consequences of drink or drug-driving are never worth it and it’s something we take extremely seriously in Lancashire.”
To report your suspicions about a drink or drug-driver, call 101 or 999 for an immediate incident or where a life is in danger. You can also report it online at doitonline.lancashire.uk.