THE POLICE have named eight motorists charged with a drink or drug driving offence last month as part of a road safety campaign.
Avon and Somerset Police launched Operation Tonic on June 1, a month-long force-wide annual summer campaign to make the roads safer for all by publicly naming charged motorists.
The latest drivers named are:
Michael Patrick Maughan, 20, Filton, Bristol
Darren John Hargrove, 49, Wolverhampton
Robert Richard Major, 23, Wedmore, Somerset
James Preston, 20, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
Alexander Ben Burgess, 37, Yeovil, Somerset
Daniel Luke Lamb, 26, Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Louise Marita Hughes, 41yrs, Keynsham, Bristol
Adrejs Kaskins, 32, Redfield, Bristol
For the first time traffic officers are using ‘drugalyser’ devices at the roadside to test drivers for suspected drugs, including cannabis and cocaine, using new laws that came in earlier this year.
For more information go to www.gov.uk/drug-driving-law.
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