In a major move to ensure that tipplers are kept off the road, city police have started invoking strict measures against drunk drivers and have sent 14 people, including four wheeler drivers to Coimbatore Prison after they were produced before a magistrate and remanded to judicial custody on Sunday.
The move is expected to act as a strong deterrent to drunken driving, the city police say. This is the first time police are taking measures to ensure tipplers are put behind bars. Since violatiors have to serve jail time, they will think twice before getting on city streets after downing a few pegs.
"There have been numerous accidents in the city involving drunk drivers and some of them are so inebriated that they do not realize the seriousness of taking a life or causing an accident. We have decided to deal with them in the strictest possible manner," said T Senthilkumar, deputy comissioner of police (Traffic and Crime).
The move is expected to act as a strong deterrent to drunken driving, the city police say. This is the first time police are taking measures to ensure tipplers are put behind bars. Since violatiors have to serve jail time, they will think twice before getting on city streets after downing a few pegs.
"There have been numerous accidents in the city involving drunk drivers and some of them are so inebriated that they do not realize the seriousness of taking a life or causing an accident. We have decided to deal with them in the strictest possible manner," said T Senthilkumar, deputy comissioner of police (Traffic and Crime).
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