Donegal in top list of drink driving detections nationwide

 

The number of motorists drink and drug driving is continuing to rise.
The highest rates of drink driving were found in Cavan and Monaghan.
According to a report in today’s Irish Independent, 34 thousand drivers were caught over the last five years.
Nationally about 11 out of one thousand people tested were under the influence of drink or drugs.
CSO figures indicate major regional differences in detection rates with Donegal one of nine divisions nationwide above the national average.
In the Cavan Monaghan Garda division the rate was 19 per one thousand for both drugs and alcohol.
Westmeath and Donegal had the next highest rates.
Wicklow had the lowest rate at 8.2 per thousand.
The area with the biggest total number of drink driving detections was Dublin where over 6 and a half thousand were caught during the period from January 2014 to September 2018.