Nghe An traffic police increase alcohol concentration checks at noon, evening and on holidays, strictly handle drivers who violate the law to prevent accidents.

Many accidents in a row

One of the serious accidents that attracted special attention from the public occurred in Nghe An on an afternoon in mid-July. Specifically, at around 4:30 p.m. on July 13, Tran Huu Ba (born in 1988), residing in Van An commune, Nghe An province, was driving a car with license plate 37A-348.95 in the direction of Kim Lien commune - Van An commune. The car was carrying 2 people, Tran Hong S. and Nguyen Van Tr. When reaching Thien Duong bridge at Km 32+100 of National Highway 46A, through Ba Ha block, Van An commune, the car driven by Ba collided with a milestone on the side of the road, then hit a motorbike driven by Ms. Hoang Thi Q. (52 years old, residing in Van An commune) in the same direction in front.

The car continued to collide with a motorbike driven by Mr. Dau Dinh C. (32 years old, residing in Dai Hue commune, Nghe An province) carrying his wife, Ms. Nguyen Thi B. (28 years old), son D.D.P. (4 years old) and nephew D.D.Q. (9 years old) traveling in the opposite direction.

The car then crashed into the railing of Thien Duong Bridge and fell into Dao River. The accident killed 3 people and injured 3 others.

According to Nguyen Van Tr. (residing in Van An commune), who was in the car that fell into the river, he and Tran Huu Ba were neighbors. At noon on July 13, Ba called to invite Tr. to have lunch with a friend, Tran Hong S. (residing in Duc Tho commune, Ha Tinh province). After lunch, the group of 3 people got in a car and drove from Nam Dan town (old) to Xuan Hoa commune (old) to sing karaoke. Tr. said that during lunch and at the karaoke bar, all 3 people consumed alcohol and beer. After finishing singing at the karaoke bar, they got in the car to go home when the accident happened.

In Hanoi, at around 8:00 p.m. on July 16, Mr. Le Minh Giap (41 years old), in Yen Nghia ward, Hanoi city, was driving a car on Nguyen Trac street (towards Do Nghia urban area). When going to CT7K building in Duong Noi urban area, Duong Noi ward, Mr. Giap fell asleep and crashed into a motorbike going in the same direction in front.

After the collision, the driver woke up, panicked, and mistakenly stepped on the gas pedal, causing the car to accelerate, rush forward, and continue to crash into 4 motorbikes and 2 cars parked on the right side of the road in the direction of travel. The collision caused Mr. D.QV (41 years old), in Duong Noi ward, who was riding a motorbike, to die on the spot; Ms. LTHG (30 years old), in Ha Dong ward, who was driving a motorbike carrying 2 children, to have a broken leg, and Ms. G.'s 2 children were taken to the Hanoi Children's Hospital for emergency treatment.

The results of Mr. Giap's alcohol test showed that the driver violated the level of 0.861 ml/liter of breath, nearly 2.2 times the maximum level of alcohol violation. At the police station, driver Giap confessed that he had drunk alcohol with friends that evening, then drove home and fell asleep, causing the accident.

Recently, the number of traffic accidents, especially those involving drivers violating alcohol concentration, has been increasing. These series of accidents have made many people in general and traffic participants in particular feel worried every time they go out on the road. Therefore, they hope that the authorities need to further strengthen patrols and handle violations, which is also reasonable.

Tight control on all routes

According to statistics from the authorities, 15% of serious traffic accidents are caused by drivers using alcohol, leading to loss of concentration, violating traffic laws, such as driving on the wrong side of the road, not controlling speed, not paying attention or overtaking illegally... This shows that controlling and handling violations related to alcohol concentration is one of the urgent tasks.

Lieutenant Colonel Hoang Manh Hung - Deputy Head of the Provincial Police Traffic Police Department said: Based on the direction of the Provincial Police, the Traffic Police Department will continue to mobilize maximum forces and vehicles as well as professional technical equipment to organize patrols and control. In particular, the Traffic Police force will inspect and strictly handle violations related to alcohol concentration when driving vehicles.

Recently, during the inspection, Thuan Trung Commune Police and the Traffic Police Department of the Provincial Police Department discovered and handled 10 violations, including 8 motorbikes and 2 electric motorbikes. Of these, 6 were violations of alcohol concentration, 3 were violations of driving license and vehicle registration certificate, 2 were not wearing helmets and 2 were vehicles without rearview mirrors.

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Traffic police teams, stations, and local traffic police groups will continue to closely coordinate with commune and ward police to regularly inspect and handle violations on all routes, especially at noon, evening, on holidays and on routes with high traffic density. This is a fairly effective way of doing things right after the organization of a 2-level police apparatus was fully deployed in the area.

For officers, workers and civil servants who violate alcohol concentration, in addition to handling according to the provisions of the law, the traffic police force will send a notice to the violator's work unit.

In addition, the traffic police force will proactively coordinate with the police of communes and wards to deploy forms of propaganda, dissemination, and mobilization of people not to drive after drinking alcohol; Propaganda, organize the signing of commitments to strictly comply with the provisions of the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcohol and Beer at restaurants, pubs, karaoke bars... The goal of the propaganda is to concretize the message "If you drink alcohol - Do not drive" for restaurant, eatery, karaoke bar owners, from there, the establishments themselves will propagate and raise awareness of compliance for customers...