Traffic Police Continues Its Drive Against Drunk & Drive To Ensure Road Safety 

Hyderabad, July 12 (Maxim News):  Hyderabad Traffic Police is continuing its drive against drunk & drives to ensure road safety. During the last 10 days from 1st July 2024 to 10ft July-2o24.  1.614 motorists who were driving the vehicles in a drunken state have been booked and 992 Charge sheets (including Previous Cases) have been filed in various Courts and the same have been disposed of. During the last 10W days, (551 drunk drivers have been sentenced to imprisonment from 1 to 15 days. Further, 8 driving licenses were also suspended.

The Magistrates have imposed a fine of Rs. 21.36.OOO/- on all the violators.

Of the overall cases, maximum cases were booked against two-wheelers (1346). During the last 10 days, 79 motorists with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) exceeding 2O0 mg/ 100 mL of blood were caught which is
well beyond the permissible limit of less than 30 mg/ 100mL. The violators who committed the offence u/s 185 of M.V. Act was also counselled at the TTIs of Goshamahal and Begumpet.

The motorists should remember that alcohol hampers vision due to dizziness and it also dampens fear and incite humans to take risks. All these factors while driving result in accidents and many times it proves fatal.  Drunk driving is an offence under section 185 of the M.V. Act. The punishment is a penalty of Rs. 10,000/- and 6 months imprisonment. The driving licenses will be suspended for 3 months and above or permanently.  (Maxim News) 

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