Drink-driving deaths rise by 20 per cent - the biggest increase since 2000

Staff writer
A PSNI Road Policing officer holds an operational breathalyser during a random drink driving checkpoint in Belfast.
A PSNI Road Policing officer holds an operational breathalyser during a random drink driving checkpoint in Belfast.

Department for Transport statistics suggest that the number of people killed in drink-driving incidents on Britain's roads is on the rise. The latest figures show that around 240 motorists were killed in incidents involving motorists over the legal alcohol limit in 2016 – up from 200 in 2015.

This equates to a 20 per cent rise in casualties – the most significant increase in drink-driving related deaths since 2000.

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