Police detected 48 drink drivers during campaign
According to police figures there were 48 evidential specimens taken during the 2015-16 campaign, compared to 38 in 2014-15 (an increase of 23.1%)
Across the province the number arrested for drink driving during the police winter drink drive operation, which ran between November 27, 2015 and January 2, 2016, has increased by just over 40%, compared to the same period in 2014-2015.
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Hide AdPolice made 396 drink driving arrests provincewide, which is 114 more than during the same period last year.
This figure includes motorists who were unfit to drive, or who were unable or refused to give a sample. It also includes individuals who were caught on more than one occasion.
The youngest person detected was just 16 years of age and the oldest 83. Almost five times as many males as females were detected; 325 males and 71 females were detected during the operation.
The highest reading recorded was 140mg; the legal limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. 4,231 preliminary breath tests were carried out.
Assistant Chief Constable, Alan Todd, said, “It’s disappointing a minority of people completely disregard the safety of themselves and others by continuing this shameful and dangerous practice.