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Hyderabad: City police have convicted and jailed 77 people for drunk driving. In total, police caught 1,062 people for driving under the influence of alcohol. During a special weekend drive, Cyberabad police caught 300 offenders.
The Cyberabad traffic police shared details about the 300 caught: 231 were riding two-wheelers, 8 were driving three-wheelers, 58 were in four-wheelers, and 3 were heavy vehicle drivers. Police found that 22 drivers had very high blood alcohol levels, between 200 mg/100 ml and 550 mg/100 ml. All of them will be taken to court.
In another drive between April 19 and April 25, Hyderabad police also caught hundreds of drunk drivers. Out of the 1,062 offenders, 918 were two-wheeler riders, 45 were driving three-wheelers, 98 were car drivers, and one was driving a heavy vehicle. Police said 65 people had blood alcohol levels of 200 mg/100 ml or more.
Among those caught, 32 offenders were between 18 and 20 years old. Most offenders were between 21 and 33 years old (420 people), followed by 350 people aged 31 to 40. Another 164 offenders were between 41 and 50 years old.
Police also found cases of underage drinking and drunk driving. In such cases, traffic police filed cases for drunk driving, and law and order police investigated where the minors had purchased alcohol.
Police have warned that anyone caught drunk driving and causing a fatal accident will be arrested under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which could result in up to 10 years in prison and a fine.
In a separate incident, a truck belonging to the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRA) was hit by a car trying to avoid a drunk driving check-post at Kukatpally around midnight on Saturday. The truck was removing illegal hoardings when the car swerved left to escape the police and crashed into the parked truck. Fortunately, no one was injured, but the car’s front was badly damaged.
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