Police – 111 drivers booked for breach of road safety regulations

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The Western Division recorded the highest number of bookings for speeding and drunk driving over the last two days.

Fiji Police Chief Operations Officer Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police (A/ACP) Livai Driu said a  total of 111 drivers were booked for speeding and four for drunk driving from 6am Monday to 6am today (December 27).

A/ACP Driu said of the 111 bookings for speeding, 54 were recorded in the West, 33 in the South and 24 in the Eastern Division.

He said three of the four drunk driver arrests were made in the Western Division.

“A 47-year old technician, a 30-year old taxi driver and a 33-year old PSV driver were arrested in Lautoka for driving under the influence of alcohol,” A/ACP Driu said.

He said the fourth arrest was made in the Southern Division along Matanikorovatu Road in Nasinu – that of a 26-year old man of Narere who was arrested for the same.

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