Message to boozy motorists
Mid Wales motorists tempted to drink and drive this Christmas are being warned police will be breathalysing people 24 hours a day on the run-up to and over the festive season.
Mid Wales motorists tempted to drink and drive this Christmas are being warned police will be breathalysing people 24 hours a day on the run-up to and over the festive season.
Patrols will be stepped up and those prepared to flout the law run a real risk of being caught, say police chiefs.
The four Welsh police forces, in conjunction with the Welsh Assembly Government, launched the All Wales Christmas Anti Drink Drive Campaign for 2007 yesterday in Cardiff.
They said that despite desperate attempts and numerous campaigns, drink-driving remained "a sad fact of life".
"Police patrols and vehicle checks will increase across Welsh roads, both pre and post Christmas, extending into the New Year and police will be breathalysing drivers at the roadside 24 hours a day," said Inspector Carwyn Evans of South Wales Police.
Chief Inspector Phil Davies of Dyfed Powys Police added: "Alcohol, drugs and driving do not mix and our targeting is not restricted to the run-up to Christmas, but throughout the year.
"Those who drink or drug-drive should be under no illusion as to the extent of the police commitment in detecting and prosecuting drink/drug drivers. If you're over the limit you are not only breaking the law but you are putting other road users' lives at risk."