Filenews 11 February 2021
A total of 11 drug-fuelled driving cases have been investigated following police checks in the past week. During traffic checks between 03 February and today, 11 February, a total of 11 drivers of vehicles, aged between 20 and 40 years, were positive for a preliminary drug test.
In one of the cases, on 05 February, shortly after 4.00 p.m., a 26-year-old man who was driving his car on the Larnaca – Nicosia motorway, in the area of Lympia, at excessive speed, failed to stop his vehicle at the signal made to him by a member of the Police for inspection and after initially moving towards the member of the Police, then trying to get his car back on the road , lost control of the vehicle, causing the vehicle to slide into the road, hit the left safety railing and eventually become immobilized in the right lane of the road.
The 26-year-old, who was taken to Nicosia General Hospital for tests, did not suffer any injuries and after being arrested, underwent a preliminary driving test under the influence of drugs with a positive result.
Three other drivers, a 40-year-old man and two 26-year-olds, who were subjected by members of the Police to a preliminary drug test with a positive result, were also found to be driving their vehicles without the necessary documents.
Specifically, one of the two 26-year-olds, on 03 February, just before 5.30 p.m., was driving a car on a road in Larnaca, without a certificate of fitness – MOT and without a registration for his vehicle.
The second 26-year-old, on 05 February, at around 1.30 in the morning, was driving a car on a road in the area of Ipson, without being covered by an insurance certificate and with an expired driver's licence, while the 40-year-old, on 08 February, at around 8.45 in the evening, was driving on a road in Larnaca, unregistered car and without himself being covered by an insurance certificate.
Substances such as drugs and alcohol have been shown to contribute to reducing the mental and psychological effort made while driving and reducing the performance and skills of the driver, thus increasing the risk of a traffic collision.
The Cyprus Police places particular emphasis on this phenomenon and with daily checks and campaigns, as well as constant information to the public, focuses its efforts on tackling the problem, with the aim of preventing serious and fatal traffic collisions.
Source: eyenews
