Some 1,800 arrested for drink-driving in H1
Posted: 15 August 2012 1820 hrs
Singapore Traffic Police
SINGAPORE: The number of people arrested for drink-driving in the first six months of this year has gone up.
Some 1,800 drivers were arrested compared to about 1,700 arrested in the same period last year.
In its latest clampdown on drink-driving early Wednesday morning, the Traffic Police arrested 19 motorists.
The 17 male and two female drivers who failed the breathalyser test were between 23 and 69 years old.
The three-hour anti-drink-driving operation was conducted at locations such as Balestier Road, Clemenceau Avenue, Sims Avenue and Outram Road.
Motorists convicted of drink-driving will be disqualified from driving for at least 12 months.
They will lose their driving licence and have to retake the theory and practical driving tests in order to obtain their driving licence again.
In addition, first-time offenders can be fined between S$1,000 and S$5,000, or jailed up to six months.
Repeat offenders may be punished with a maximum fine of S$30,000 and a mandatory jail term of up to three years.
They may also receive up to six strokes of the cane if they should cause serious injury or death.
- CNA/cc
