PSP announced this Monday that it had detected 1,050 speeding drivers over the weekend and made 117 arrests, 85 of them for drunk driving.
In the balance sheet of Operation Minimal Risk, conducted last Friday through Sunday across the mainland and islands, PSP conducted 304 road operations, supervising some 8,000 drivers.
According to the data, out of 61,602 vehicles monitored by the radar, 1,035 reported speeding, and out of 2,577 drivers tested for alcohol, 112 had a blood alcohol level above the legal maximum level (0.50 mg/l of blood). are subject to an administrative offense, and 85 of them already had a criminal norm (equal to or greater than 1.20 mg/l) and were arrested.
In total, the PSP recorded 2541 administrative offenses, of which 114 were especially serious, 794 serious and 1633 minor, of which 41 were for non-use (or misuse) of seat belts and restraint systems and 31 for improper use of restraints. mobile phone while driving, “these violations are one of the main causes of traffic accidents.”
The PSP also identified 147 vehicles moving on public roads without technical inspection, and issued 54 notices of administrative offenses for lack of compulsory insurance.
As a result of Operation Minimal Risk, 117 people were detained: 85 for drunk driving and 32 for not having a license.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal

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