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Police target hungover drivers | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
Hungover drivers are being targeted by police on both sides of the Irish border over the Christmas period. | |
The PSNI and Gardai have warned party-goers to think twice before getting behind the wheel if they have been drinking the night before. | The PSNI and Gardai have warned party-goers to think twice before getting behind the wheel if they have been drinking the night before. |
It takes the body about an hour to get rid of a standard drink. This equates to half a pint of beer, a small glass of wine or one pub spirit measure. | It takes the body about an hour to get rid of a standard drink. This equates to half a pint of beer, a small glass of wine or one pub spirit measure. |
Last year 602 people were detected drink-driving in Northern Ireland. | Last year 602 people were detected drink-driving in Northern Ireland. |
Traffic officers from the Garda and PSNI launched this year's anti-drink drive campaign on the border between Londonderry and Donegal. | Traffic officers from the Garda and PSNI launched this year's anti-drink drive campaign on the border between Londonderry and Donegal. |
Inspector Stephen Hazlett of the PSNI's traffic branch said this year's campaign would be one the most vigorous to date. | Inspector Stephen Hazlett of the PSNI's traffic branch said this year's campaign would be one the most vigorous to date. |
"In the past the border has been used as an escape route, but that will no longer be the case," he said. | "In the past the border has been used as an escape route, but that will no longer be the case," he said. |
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