Hungarian Police Step Up ‘Sober Easter’ Checks
- 3 Apr 2015 9:01 AM
Police will carry out a nationwide operation called ‘Sober Easter’ from Thursday to Monday to monitor the roads for drunk and erratic driving. National Police head of department József Óberling said during a similar operation last year, some 26,000 checks found 600 drunk drivers, a rate of 2.2%. Alcohol consumption played a part in 10% of the accidents last year, he said.
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
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