Hyderabad traffic police ensures conviction of 70 drunk drivers in single day

Hyderabad: Continuing its drive against the drunk drivers to enhance the road safety, Hyderabad Traffic Police ensured that at least 70 drunk drivers were jailed on a single day on Friday.

During the last 15 days from July 12th to 16th, Hyderabad traffic police caught 2,483 motorists who were driving the vehicles in a drunken state and have been booked. Further, 1,543 Charge sheets have been filed in various Courts and the same have been disposed of. Meanwhile during the same time frame, 158 drunk drivers have been sentenced to imprisonment from 1 to 15 days. Further, 12 driving licences were also suspended for 3 to 6 months by the RTO based on the orders of Magistrates. The courts also have imposed a fine of Rs. 34 lakhs on all the violators.

Additional Commissioner of Police,Traffic, Hyderabad P. Viswa Prasad said, “During a special drive against drunk driving on Friday, Hyderabad traffic police caught 298 drunk drivers and cases were booked against them under Motor vehicle act. On a single day 70 drunk drivers were sentenced and sent to jail on Friday alone for a maximum period of 8 days and the minimum being 2 days”.

Further 97 motorists with Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) exceeding 200 mg./100 ml. of blood were caught which is well beyond the permissible limit of less than 30 mg/100ml. Of the overall cases, maximum cases were booked against the two-wheeler drivers i.e. 2,034 (82 %).

The drunk drivers were also counselled at the Traffic Training Institutes of Goshamahal and Begumpet in the presence of their family members. Hyderabad police caution the motorists that they should remember that alcohol hampers vision due to dizziness and it also dampens fear and incite humans to take risks. All these factors while driving result in accidents and many times it proves fatal, added P. Viswa Prasad.

Hyderabad Traffic Police in its official statement emphasized that “drunk driving is an offence under section 185 of the M.V. Act. The punishment is a penalty of Rs. 10,000 and 6 months imprisonment. The driving licences of repeat violators will be suspended by the RTO for 3 months and above or permanently”.

The Hyderabad Traffic Police appeals all the motorists not to drive the vehicle under drunken condition. Alcohol related accidents often end with serious or even fatal consequences. They are particularly tragic when not only the person who causes them, but also those passengers and other road users who are not involved. If you had alcoholic drinks, use public transport or cab to get home safely.