Up to 4,000 arrested for drink driving walk free

ALMOST 4,000 motorists arrested for drink driving last year escaped conviction, figures released by the Court Service have revealed.

Up to 4,000 arrested for drink driving walk free
Fri, 07 Apr, 2006 - 01:00
Sean McCarthaigh

More than 12,800 drivers were arrested on suspicion of being over the limit in 2005, but three out of ten (30%) were not convicted.

* More than 1,600 cases were dismissed by judges.

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