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Local Police Cartagena has completed the special campaign traffic with drivers checked 706, and another 90 drivers involved in traffic accidents or symptoms of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Eight drivers tested positive for the checks carried out throughout the municipality.

Cartagena Local Police has conducted a total 796 breathalyser tests over the past week, with 706 corresponding to the checks in road safety lacampaña held from 6 to 12 June.

During the campaign monitoring and control of blood alcohol while driving in collaboration with the Directorate General of Traffic, and that developed around the municipality of Cartagena, were reported 2 Conductors, to which 6 violations more are added on the performance issued to drivers involved in traffic accidents or evidential systems circulate under the influence of alcohol, adding a total of 8 positive blood alcohol tests.

Of these drivers, 3 were reported by administrative and 5 he was charged with a crime for exceeding the expected rate of 0.60 mg / l in expired air.

The Criminal Code provides for drivers traveling under the influence of alcohol, drugs, narcotics or psychotropic substances prison terms of three to six months or a fine of six to twelve months or work for the benefit of the community of thirty-one ninety days, and in any case the deprivation of the right to drive motor vehicles and motorcycles for longer than one and up to four years.

With these breath tests it has been pursued awareness among drivers to drive under the influence of alcohol while driving increases the braking distance and reduces the reaction time, undermining the physical and psychic abilities, being the cause of numerous accidents.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena