New Delhi, Jan 1 (Inditop.com) Delhi Police booked 189 drivers for driving under the influence of alcohol on New Year’s Eve, bringing to 12,756 the number of people prosecuted in 2009 for drunken driving.
“Several police teams – static and mobile – kept a tight vigil in the capital to check people driving under the influence of alcohol,” Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said Friday.
Two magistrates were stationed at Parliament Street police station to impose fines on the offenders.
Staff equipped with breath analysers and alcometres were deployed near pubs, malls and hotels as part of a drive to check dangerous and drunken driving during the festive season.
Police Control Room (PCR) vans were also pressed into service to ensure hassle-free flow of traffic.
The number of offenders has come down rapidly this year as 384 people were booked for drunken driving on the New Year’s Eve of 2008.
