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.