The number of drug-driving arrests in the first six months of the year rose by 106%, compared to the same period last year.There were 591 such arrests during the same period last year.
The MBRS recorded a 6.5% increase in the number of blood and urine specimens taken between 27 March and 29 June, despite a 70% reduction in traffic due to Covid-19 restrictions. The MBRS also recorded an overall 17% increase in the number of blood and urine specimens analysed in the first six months of the year, compared to the same time period year.Separately, an analysis by the RSA of road user fatalities from 2013 to 2017 found that where a toxicology result was available, a third of drivers who died, or 35.6%, tested positive for alcohol.
Assistant Commissioner Paula Hilman of the Roads Policing and Community Engagement unit said there will be a "visible enforcement presence" across the country this August Bank Holiday weekend.
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