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DRIVERS suffering the effects of drink the morning after are being targeted by Fife Police as officers continue their summer drink and drugs drive clampdown. Fife Constabulary's Road Policing Department has already netted one "morning after" driver as part of their two-week campaign to make Fife's roads safer this summer. They pulled over a 22-year-old man, driving in Methil, at 8.55 on Sunday (July 20) morning. A breath test showed he was more than twice the legal limit. Inspector David Houston of the road policing department said: "This is a classic case of why you shouldn't get behind the wheel after a night out drinking. People think wrongly that it is safe for them to drive the next morning, after having had a night's sleep. "But there can still be so much alcohol in their system they are a danger to other road-users, pedestrians, to their passengers and to themselves. Their judgment is impaired and they simply shouldn't be behind the wheel." Like other drivers caught with alcohol in their system, morning after drivers face disqualification. Fife Constabulary's Road Policing Department is backing a Scotland-wide campaign to crack down on people driving while under the influence of drink or drugs. During the first week of the campaign, a total of 10 drivers failed the breath test in Fife. They were all arrested and reports are being sent to the Procurator Fiscal. PC William Robertson, Road Policing Intelligence Officer, added that intelligence-led policing is directing road policing officers around Fife. He said: "We are armed with the knowledge of where to patrol and who to look out for. And we are on patrol 24 hours a day, stopping and breathalysing motorists." Although targeting drink and drugs drivers is a year-round issue for Fife Police, the current campaign ties in with the force's Safer Neighbourhoods for Summer initiative. This aims to clamp down on a range of crimes including drink driving, vandalism, underage drinking and antisocial behaviour. Fife Police is urging the people of Fife to report anyone they suspect of driving while under the influence to call 0845 600 5702. |
