Over the past 24 hours, nine drivers have been detained on the roads of Latvia for driving under the influence of alcohol, reported the State Police.
Five administrative offense proceedings and four criminal proceedings have been initiated for driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. However, the confiscation of the vehicle will not be applied in any of the cases.
In addition, over the past 24 hours, 256 drivers have been detained on the roads of Latvia for exceeding the permitted speed limit.
Another four drivers have been punished for aggressive driving behavior.
A total of 613 decisions on administrative offenses have been made in the field of road traffic in one day.
We remind you that in November 2022, amendments to the criminal law came into effect, providing for criminal liability for driving a vehicle or teaching to drive a vehicle if the alcohol concentration in the driver's exhaled air or blood exceeds 1.5 per mille. Criminal liability is also provided for driving a vehicle or teaching to drive a vehicle under the influence of drugs, psychotropic, toxic, or other intoxicating substances.
Moreover, the vehicle will be confiscated if the owner was driving it while in a state of severe intoxication or refused to undergo a test for the presence of intoxicating substances in the body. In cases where the vehicle used at the time of the offense belongs to another person, the full or partial cost of that vehicle will be recovered from the guilty party.
