Dozens of road collision fatalities tested positive for drugs in their systems, RSA data reveals

The information provided by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) confirmed that of 340 driver fatalities between 2016 and 2020, a toxicology report was available in 316 cases. Some 35% of these (112) tested positive for alcohol. Picture: iStock

Some 35% of drivers who died tested positive for alcohol, while 14% had cocaine in their systems, figures show.

Stark figures provided to Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central, Pádraig O’Sullivan, show that dozens of people who died in road collisions had different drugs in their system, including benzodiazepines, cannabis, and opioids.