Drink driving arrests ‘increase week on week’

The number of arrests for driving under the influence between January and April 2017 has risen by 18% compared to the same period last year, according to gardaí.

The figure was released to coincide with the Road Safety Authority’s International Road Safety Conference, held yesterday.

Conference attendees heard a number of new findings from the RSA, including research that shows alcohol was present in 30% of road traffic collision fatalities in 2013 and 2014.