Police checks took place on September 1 in the morning. Officers from the Traffic Department of the Bolesławiec police arrested two drivers who were intoxicated.
The first was a 43-year-old resident of Bolesławiec County. The test showed that he had more than 0.5 per mille of alcohol in his system. The second person arrested, a 47-year-old resident of Bolesławiec, was driving a car with more than 0.6 per mille of alcohol in his exhaled breath.
The police seized both men’s driving licences. The drivers will face charges for driving a vehicle while intoxicated. This offence is punishable by up to three years in prison, as well as financial penalties and the loss of a driving licence.
The police remind drivers that even a small amount of alcohol can affect concentration and reaction time. Do not get behind the wheel after drinking alcohol.