GALWAY GARDAI TO INCREASE CHECKPOINTS TO DETER DRINK DRIVING

Date Published: 12-Dec-2012

Gardaí are warning motorists that there will be an increase in mandatory alcohol checkpoints over the Christmas period to deter drink driving.

2 thousand 732 checkpoints were held in the county in the first ten months of this year-that's an increase of 2 percent on the same time last year.

17 thousand 883 breath tests had to be performed - a decrease of 17 percent on last year.

Meanwhile, the number of drunk driving incidents in the county so far this year is 229 that's down 5 percent on last year.

At this months county joint policing committee meeting, the Garda Chief Superintendent said the drop shows the message not to drink and drive is working.

Michael O' Sullivan says there will be an increase in checkpoints across Galway over the christmas period.