AVON and Somerset police have published the final list of drink or drug drivers who were charged and named in December

The police force say that they believe their new policy of publicly naming people charged with drink or drug driving has been an added deterrent during their Christmas and New Year road safety campaign. 

A total of 82 people have been charged and all named, apart from a 17-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons.

Road safety superintendent Richard Corrigan said: “In last year’s 2013 Operation Tonic campaign 144 motorists were charged, compared with 82 this year. That is a significant reduction, particularly as we carried out more roadside stop-checks and tested twice as many more drivers. 

“The figures seem to indicate that drivers heeded all the messages we issued about the seriousness, the dangers and the consequences of drink and drug driving. For the first time in our Christmas 2014 campaign we decided to name those charged, and I believe that had an extra impact and helped deter people from taking a chance on driving while under the influence.” 

The latest drivers charged are: 

Steven Michael Golding, 21, of Taunton, Somerset 

Ryan James Mulholland, 29, of Yate, Bristol 

Doru Lupu, 27, of Brislington, Bristol 

Victoria Perryman, 27, of Hengrove, Bristol 

Thomas Andrew Blunsden, 28, of Staple Hill, South Gloucestershire 

Peter George Smith, 34, of Coombe Dingle, Bristol 

Juanito Bonador Garlitos, 49, of Axminster, Devon 

Jack Morris, 26, of Knowle, Bristol 

Michael Leonard 48, Bath 

Harrison Njuguna Mbugua,42, of Eastville, Bristol 

Sadie Gates, 45, of Yeovil, Somerset 

Steven Norman Tatler, 24 of Yeovil, Somerset 

David Michael Kelly, 33, of Soundwell, Bristol 

David Hill, 26, of Kingswood, Bristol 

Maximilian Thomas Bull, 24, Weston-super-Mare 

Stuart Hayes, 52, of Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire 

John Michael Tomkins, 52, of Patchway, South Gloucestershire 

Ruth Ansa Perry, 40, of Knowle, Bristol 

Esther Marie Pugh, 20, of Kenilworth, Warwickshire  

Richard Probert, 42, of Felton, Bristol 

Frank Austin, 24, of Camerton, Bath 

Justin Swaby, 35, of Easton, Bristol 

Susan Mark Muir, 60, of Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire 

Robert Sebastian Kolebacz, 34, of Avonmouth, Bristol 

Dawid Mariusz Tarachanowicz, 30, of St George, Bristol 

Jason Jonathon Taylor, 45, of Crewkerne, Somerset 

David John Dix, 54, of Camerton, Bath