On Saturday morning, around 5:40 p.m., a traffic event took place in Płońsk, attended by a police car. According to a press officer, the vehicle hit a barrier on 1 of the premises on St John Paul II Street. At the time of the arrival of another police patrol, there was 1 officer in the vehicle, a 32-year-old who was sitting in the passenger seat. The sobriety test showed that he had as many as 2 proms of alcohol in his body.
The second officer, a 34-year-old, served on the same patrol and was besides detained. He was besides intoxicated, with a score of 0.7 alcohol in his body. Both officers have been detained and are presently under the supervision of the prosecutor. The press officer informed that the circumstances of the incidental were established, including the 1 who was driving the service vehicle.
According to police data, in 2022 more than 20,000 road events occurred in Poland, in which drivers were active under the influence of alcohol. This means that about 55 specified events happen on Polish roads all day. Police statistic besides show that the most accidents caused by drunk drivers happen in the morning, between 4 and 6am.
In Płońsk, where the event took place, there are about 100 road events each year, in which drivers are active under the influence of alcohol. This means that at least 1 in 5 accidents in this city happen due to driver inebriation.
Prosecutors and police in Poland are increasingly paying attention to the problem of intoxicated drivers, especially among officers. In 2020, the Sejm adopted a law that exacerbates penalties for drunk drivers, including those who drive business vehicles.
In Płońsk, as in another cities of Poland, police and prosecutors are conducting activities to prevent road accidents caused by intoxicated drivers. Sobriety checks are organised and educational campaigns are conducted to make drivers aware of the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Police statistic show that the activities carried out by the police and the prosecution in Poland bring affirmative results. In 2022 there was a decrease of more than 10% in the number of traffic events caused by intoxicated drivers, compared to the erstwhile year. This means that Polish police and prosecutors are effective in preventing specified events.
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P.D. at the center of the scandal: 2 proms of alcohol in an officer.
