Pole and Poles drunk get behind the circle. The police in 2025 already confiscated 11.6 thousand. vehicles

This year, until August 19, we stopped 61 thousand. 920 drunk drivers – said the sub -inspector Robert Opas from KGP. He pointed out that the data is disturbing, because the number of people getting behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol is large, and the holiday months are those when it is consumed the most.

Police data shows that only last Monday officers detained 589, and on Tuesday 226 drunk drivers. However, for a long weekend, i.e. on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday there were 1,450. For comparison, 1431 people were detained last year.

– Holiday months are ongoing, we have more time and unfortunately some of the drivers disregard the rules. As for the last weekend, i.e. four days of police actions, when generally a large number of rest was left, there were a very large number of events and detained drunk people behind the wheel – emphasized the sub -inspector. Robert Opas.

According to data from the Police Headquarters (KGP), 360 road accidents occurred on a long August weekend, in which 41 people were killed and 431 were injured. On Thursday, the officers detained 234 drunk drivers, on Friday 406, on Saturday 404, and Sunday 406 drivers after drinking alcohol. “These numbers illustrate the scale of this intoxication on the road,” the Opas said.

He informed that only this year, until August 19, 61,000 were detained. 920 drunk drivers.

He also reminded the data for last year in which the police detained 92 thousand. 324 drunk drivers. – Here you have to remember that we have two states, i.e. after using alcohol from 0.2 to 0.5 per mil and above 0.5, i.e. a state of intoxication. Annual data show that more than half of these 92,000, because 46 thousand. 655 drivers, unfortunately it caught up in this higher limitSo it's not like we are talking only about the so -called yesterday's drivers – the policeman pointed out.

He added that the largest number of accidents caused under the influence of alcohol occurred last year in August (144 accidents, 16 victims) and July (138 accidents, 21 victims).

He also provided data on the use of a penalty in the form of a forfeiture of a motor vehicle conducted by the perpetrator of crime against land traffic safety. – We are talking here about the popular confiscation of vehicles. Until August 5 this year. Police units temporarily occupied 11,000 63 such vehicles – the band informed. (PAP)

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