Clare residents with Bank Holiday weekend plans are being warned that driving even the shortest of journeys while intoxicated can lead to tragic consequences.
It comes as Clare Gardaí have announced their patrol plans for the days leading up to and following St. Patrick’s Day which will include a series of checkpoints throughout the county.
42 people have lost their lives on the roads nationwide so far this year and the Road Safety Authority has revealed that one driver was arrested every hour of 2023 on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Head of the Roads Policing Unit in the Clare-Tipperary Garda Division Superintendent Eddie Golden says while being convicted of a driving-related crime is an unfortunate eventuality, causing or being involved in a fatal collision is undoubtedly worse.
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