Drink driving
Freedom of Information Act Request No: 2022-225
Version Date: 22/03/2022
The Performance Analysis and Road Safe Departments have provided the following information:
How many collisions have there been due to drink driving in your district from 1st January 2021 to 31st December 2021?
This table shows the number of collisions and casualties with the driver/rider having a Contributory Factor of ‘Being Impaired by Alcohol’
|
Severity |
Collisions |
|
Fatal |
5 |
|
Serious |
22 |
|
Slight |
37 |
|
Total |
64 |
This table shows the number of pedestrians that have a Contributory Factor of ‘Being Impaired by Alcohol’
|
Severity |
Collisions |
|
Fatal |
1 |
|
Serious |
3 |
|
Slight |
6 |
|
Total |
10 |
Deaths of drivers relating to drink driving in your district from 1st January 2021 to 31st December 2021?
2 car drivers and 1 motorcycle rider.
The other 2 fatal collisions recorded were for 2 car passengers
Deaths of pedestrians relating to drink driving in your district from 1st January 2021 to 31st December 2021?
In 2021 there were no pedestrian deaths where the contributory factor for the driver was ‘Impaired by Alcohol’.
However there was one fatal collision of a pedestrian having a contributory factor of being ‘Impaired by Alcohol
Number of people arrested under drink driving in your district from 1st January 2021 to 31st December 2021?
There were 696 arrests for the following arrest codes:
- RT88007 - Drive MV when alcohol level above limit
- RT88008 - In charge of a MV-alcohol level above limit
- RT88010 - Fail to provide specimen for analysis- vehicle driver
- RT88339 - Drive whilst unfit through drink
- RT 88347 in charge of a vehicle whist unfit through drink
What was the court disposal of those charged with drink driving related charges? Numbers of people convicted, and numbers of people cautioned in your district from 1st January 2021 to 31st December 2021?
Please note that this data will be accessible via the Courts.