Over 100 cases of alcohol and drug violations detected on National Highway 48
(Baonghean.vn) - With the goal of reducing traffic accidents, in recent times, Road Traffic Police Team No. 1 - Traffic Police Department (Nghe An Provincial Police) has always maintained regular checks for alcohol and drug levels of drivers, thereby promptly detecting many violations.
At 12 noon on December 16, at Km 29 of National Highway 48 in Dong Hieu Commune, Thai Hoa Town, we were present with the working group of Road Traffic Police Team No. 1. What we noticed was that the inspection of the force was quite favorable, and when people saw the signals of the traffic police, they all seriously complied.
When the driver is stopped, after checking the documents, the alcohol concentration will be checked and a rapid drug test will be conducted. In case of testing both alcohol and drug concentration, it will take about 10 minutes, but in case of testing onlyalcohol concentrationthen each driver takes no more than 2 minutes.
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Checking the driver's papers. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
At 12:35, the car with license plate 37A - 762xx driven by Mr. NQC (born in 1977), residing in Quy Hop district, was checked. The test results showed that Mr. C. had an alcohol concentration of 0.22 mg/liter of breath.
Justifying his violation, Mr. C. said: "Today I went to my friend's house in Thai Hoa town to play, so I drank 2 glasses of wine, I didn't think that when I was checked, I would exceed the allowed limit. With a fine of 7 million VND, my driving license will be revoked for 11 months, which means that this Tet holiday I will not be able to drive a car, which means no one will take my wife and children out. Therefore, for me, this will be a lesson that every time I drink alcohol or beer, I will definitely not drive." Next, at 13:55, when checking a truck driver with license plate 37C - 164xx, which was the case of Mr. NXT (born in 1972) residing in Vinh city, the patrol team discovered drugs in his body.
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Checking alcohol concentration of vehicle drivers. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
These are just 2 of over 10 cases where drivers were found to have used alcohol, beer, or drugs during a one-hour inspection. Accordingly, the task force drew up an administrative violation report and temporarily detained the vehicle according to regulations.
Lieutenant Colonel Cao Dang Hung - Deputy Captain of Road Traffic Police Team No. 1 said: With the goal of reducing traffic accidents, therefore, along with propaganda, reminding traffic participants, at the same time distributing propaganda leaflets to raise awareness of people, restaurant owners, pubs... In the patrol and control plan, handling violations of alcohol concentration and drug use by drivers is always maintained regularly and continuously.
From November 15, 2022 to now, the Team has detected and handled 105 cases of alcohol concentration violations, 6 cases of drugs in the body. Among them, there was a case of causing an accident to escape, the force quickly tracked down and determined the presence of drugs and alcohol in the body.
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The working group of the Road Traffic Police Team No. 1 draws up a record of the driver's violation. Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
Regarding the plan from now until before, during and after the Lunar New Year of Quy Mao, along with promoting propaganda work, the Team will increase patrols and control the area, in order to promptly detect and handle violations, especially violations related to drugs and alcohol concentration during the noon and evening hours, with the view that all violations will be handled, without exception.
