Traffic - Driving under the influence (DUI).

On this month’s traffic segment Garda Derek Cloughley was in studio to discuss Driving under the influence (DUI). Garda Cloughley highlighted that intoxicated driving is a major factor in road collisions, with alcohol being a factor in almost 40% of them.

So far this year almost 1,500 people were arrested for driving under the influence in relation to alcohol and drugs, an increase to 17% compared to the same period last year. Garda Cloughley provided a breakdown of the statistics in terms of fatalities and explained the newly amended legislation in terms of the new three month driving ban.