Crackdown on Drink Driving: 19 Drivers Fitted with EM Bracelets in Just One Day

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Picture courtesy: Daily News

 

As the New Year celebrations are underway, courts in Thailand have taken a firm stance on driving offences. On 30th December, the fourth day of the intensified "10 Dangerous Days" campaign, 2,032 cases were sent to probation processes.

 

The majority of these, 1,997 cases, were related to drink driving, while 35 cases involved driving under drug influence.

 

Over the past four days, from 27th to 30th December, a total of 3,795 cases have been placed under probation. Of these, a staggering 96.47% involved drink driving incidents.

 

Chiang Mai recorded the highest number of drink driving cases at 306, followed by Bangkok with 294 and Samut Prakan with 258. Notably, the highest blood alcohol level measured was 302 milligrams per cent.

In response to these figures, the courts in three locations have mandated electronic monitoring (EM) tags for 19 offenders within a single day.

 

These orders included 18 cases of drink driving, with tags set for either three or four months, and one case of drug-related driving. This brings the cumulative number of offenders tagged in the first four days to 23.

 

Picture courtesy: Daily News

 

The Department of Probation has ramped up activities during this period, collaborating with various agencies to support New Year travellers and promote road safety. Initiatives include traffic law education and landscape improvements to minimise risk areas.

 

Volunteers and officials are working together to enforce the law strictly, checking offender history, and monitoring traffic via CCTV. These efforts align with directives from the Ministry of Justice and the Traffic Accident Reduction Committee to enhance public awareness and ensure safe driving throughout the year, reported Siam Rath.

 

-- 2025-01-02

 

 

[Tropicalevo]

How does putting an ankle bracelet stop people from drink driving?

[bkk6060]

They are home monitoring tags.  If they leave they violate their probation and will go to jail.  

[ifmu]

GOOD. Good work. 

[DLock]

19? That's not the flex they think it is.

[2long]

23 drink drivers in four days! Ha! I could count that within a mile of my house in one day!