Dubai registers 670 drunk driving cases in 2020
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Dubai registers 670 drunk driving cases in 2020
The Dubai Traffic Prosecution recorded a 41 per cent year-on-year decline in the number of traffic cases in 2020
by Staff writer
April 27, 2021
Dubai Traffic Prosecution registered 670 cases against motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol in 2020, down 38 per cent from 1,080 in 2019, an official revealed.
Officials also booked 94 cases against drivers for being under the influence of drugs last year – down from 108 cases the previous year, revealed Salah Al Falasi, head of Dubai Traffic Prosecution.
Dubai: As many as 670 cases were registered against motorists driving under the influence of alcohol last year, down from 1,080 in 2019. Dubai Traffic Prosecution also registered 94 cases against motorists driving under the influence of drugs in 2020, compared to 108 cases the previous year.
Warning motorists, Prosecutor Salah Bu Farousha Al Falasi, head of the Dubai Traffic Prosecution, urged them to adhere to traffic rules and not drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
As per Article 49 of UAE’s Traffic Law, such motorists can be punished with a fine of Dh25,000 or a jail term to be decided by the court.
Dubai courts recorded a 29 per cent decline in the number of cases involving road traffic fatalities last year, a senior official said.
Figures from Dubai Traffic Prosecution show the number of traffic death cases dropped from 82 in 2019 to 58 last year.
“Dubai traffic prosecution dealt with 7,287 different traffic cases last year, including 58 that involved road deaths, compared with 12,385 the year before, with 82 of them involving traffic deaths,” said Salah Al Falasi, the head of Dubai Traffic Prosecution.
We will not tolerate drivers flouting traffic laws and we will seek the toughest punishment against those who do
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Last year Dubai Traffic Court –