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
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