Drink and drug driving awareness campaign launches in Shropshire

Officers from Shrewsbury carried out their first patrol in the town, with the aim of increasing awareness through engagement with members of the public.

During the patrol officers carried out 17 stop checks and 12 breath tests, which all came back negative.

However they did report five different offences including no MOT or insurance and a car with no insurance was also seized by police.

Inspector Matthew Keeble, of West Mercia Police, said: “We know that there is often an increase in drink and drug driving offences across Shropshire in the run up to Christmas.

"The aim of this operation is to raise awareness around the dangers of driving after a drink, and help keep our roads safe.

“On Wednesday, we have been able to successfully carry out our first operation and are pleased that all of the breath tests we took came back negative.

"Our officers will continue to focus on improving the safety of our roads, ensuring any criminality or poor driving issues are dealt with robustly, giving our communities the reassurance that they deserve and ultimately working towards driving down collisions and casualties on our roads.”