North Yorkshire Police say they have arrested 104 people for drink and drug driving in North Yorkshire and York this month.
The force launched it's Christmas drink and drug drive campaign and December 1st.
At the start of the campaign, they committed to proactively patrolling the area in marked and unmarked vehicles to intercept drink and drug drivers. They also warned people that we would be conducting static roadside checks.
Officers say:
"We’ve been out in force every day this month. We even arrested eight people for drink or drug driving on Christmas Day.
This year’s campaign focused on encouraging people to "save a life and call it in". Thank you to everyone who has provided us with information about potential drink or drug drivers so far.
As we head into the final couple of days of our campaign, we’re reminding people to plan their journey home.
The campaign officially ends at midnight on Sunday 1 January 2023. And although the Christmas campaign may have finished for another year, we will never stop our work to take drink or drug drivers off the roads."
To launch this year’s campaign, the police worked with North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service to demonstrate a mock road traffic collision to show the harsh reality of drink and drug driving. Emmerdale actor Mark Charnock, who plays Marlon Dingle, participated in the scenario which involved fire fighters cutting him out of vehicle.


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