Tag: drink driving

No excuses for drink or drug driving this Christmas

An operation to target those using West Yorkshire’s roads during the festive season while under the influence of drink and/or drugs begins today (1 December 2024). Roads policing officers will be carrying out increased patrols throughout the month, at a time when collisions, where motorists test positive for drink and/or

Middleton drink driver jailed after woman dies outside ice rink

A speeding drink driver who fled the scene of a collision in Leeds in which a woman pedestrian was killed has been jailed. Vanessa Barnes, aged 59, from Rossendale, Lancashire, had just left the Planet Ice rink, in Elland Road, after watching her son play for Leeds Knights on 10

On The Beat: Drink/drug driving, open water and off road bikes

This summer sees a positive force campaign around the reduction of drink/drug driving. Drink and drug driving offences can carry really serious consequences for those involved. Not only do you risk your driving licence and potentially your employment/employability, but driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs can have