Many drivers drunk

Police record 50 charges after 500 breathalyzer tests

During several priority checks in the pre-Christmas period, Salzburg police caught numerous drunk drivers in the net at the weekend. Several drivers were also impaired by drugs.

The Salzburg police were active again last weekend. Focus checks in Anthering, various standard checks in the rest of the country. A drug driver on cocaine, opiates and other addictive substances, a female driver with a blood alcohol level of one per mille, a Romanian with 1.8 per mille: the officers had their work cut out for them. According to the police, a total of 500 breathalyzer tests were carried out. These resulted in 30 organ mandates and 50 reports: every tenth driver was responsible for an offense!

Things continued in a similar vein on Sunday. In the morning, police officers in Tamsweg caught a 32-year-old driver from Thomatal. He had 1.5 per mille. His driver's license was confiscated and he was reported to the police.