According to preliminary Operation Christmas and New Year figures released today, the GNR recorded 188 casualties on Friday, resulting in four serious injuries and 44 minor injuries.
According to him, the military, which daily “obliges to patrol the roads and provide assistance to drivers so that they reach their destination safely,” examined 8,867 drivers from 00:00 to 23:59 Friday. in a GNR statement.
Of the drivers tested, 70 were driving with excess alcohol, and of these, 32 were arrested for driving with a blood alcohol level equal to or greater than 1.2 grams per liter (the legal maximum is 0.5 g/l).
According to the National Republican Guard, 35 drivers were also arrested for driving without a legal license.
During the same period, 2,352 violations of traffic rules were detected, of which 683 were speeding.
According to the data, 70 administrative offenses occurred due to the absence or improper use of a seat belt or car seat, 51 due to the use of a mobile phone while driving, 221 due to the lack of mandatory periodic inspection and 75 due to the lack of mandatory civil liability insurance. .
As part of Operation Christmas and New Year 2023/2024, the GNR will continue to prioritize, among other things, the control of drink and drug driving, speeding, the misuse of mobile phones and “improper overtaking manoeuvres”. , changing direction and yielding,” he said in a statement.