263 motorists arrested for drink driving

UP to lunchtime yesterday 263 motorists were nabbed for drink driving as part of the Garda road safety offensive during the bank holiday weekend.

Mon, 30 Oct, 2006 - 00:00
Jim Morahan

By midnight Friday, 51 suspected drink drivers were detected while on Saturday this number had doubled.

Yesterday, a further 110 drivers were caught up to 1pm, the Garda Press Office reported.

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