14 vehicle drivers were caught driving under the influence of alcohol on the roads of Latvia in the past 24 hours, the State Police told the LETA agency.
Seven vehicle drivers were caught for drunken driving in Riga, four in Kurzeme, two in Latgale and one in Zemgale.
Three administrative violation proceedings and 11 criminal proceedings have been initiated for driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. Car confiscation will be applied in two cases.
In the past 24 hours, a total of 319 speeders were caught on Latvian roads, including 98 in Vidzeme, 67 in Latgale, 64 in Riga region, 60 in Kurzeme, and 30 in Zemgale.
Also, one driver in Kurzeme and one driver in Latgale were caught for aggressive driving.
In total, 594 decisions on administrative violations were made in the field of road traffic last day, including 156 administrative violations recorded in Vidzeme, and 129 in Latgale.
It has already been announced that in November 2022, amendments to the Criminal Law entered into force, which provide for criminal liability for driving a vehicle or teaching to drive a vehicle, if the concentration of alcohol found in the exhaled air or blood test exceeds 1.5 parts per thousand. Likewise, criminal liability is provided for driving a vehicle or teaching to drive a vehicle while under the influence of narcotic, psychotropic, toxic or other intoxicating substances.
