THE latest figures now show 244 people have been arrested for either drink or drug driving across West Mercia and Warwickshire since the start of December.
The figures, released by the two areas’ Safer Roads Partnership, show there have been 146 arrests for drinking and driving and 98 people have been held after failing drugs tests whilst being behind the wheel – from December 1 to 19. That equates to almost 13 people-a-day being caught.
Supt Daryn Elton for Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police said: “It’s encouraging that most motorists that have been stopped during the course of the campaign have been under the drink drive limit and we’d like to thank those people that have co-operated with roadside checks that have been taking place.
“However, from the results seen so far, there are obviously still people out there who feel they can gamble with drinking and driving, think they know how much the limit is or simply just don’t care or think they are not going to be caught.
“The simple fact is there is only one way of being sure that you are safe to drive and that is not to drink at all. Any amount of alcohol affects your ability to drive.
“We would ask people to consider other options when out drinking over Christmas: public transport, taxis and using designated drivers are easy to arrange – drinking and driving simply isn’t worth the risk.”
