In the past few days, several police departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republika Srpska carried out increased controls on road users, and on that occasion hundreds of drivers were excluded or fined for having an illegal amount of alcohol in their blood.
The officers of the Banjaluka Police Administration excluded 193 drunk drivers from traffic last weekend, eight of whom were “young drivers”, that is, under 21 years of age or with less than three years of driving experience.
Due to the determined illegal amount of alcohol in the body of more than 1.5 per thousand, 26 drivers were arrested and detained in the official premises until sobering up, and 56 drivers due to the amount of alcohol from 0.81 to 1.5 per thousand.
Due to the determined amount of alcohol in the body from 0.31 to 0.80 per thousand, 103 drivers were sanctioned, the Banjaluka Police Administration announced.
In the action, 4,380 road users were controlled, and 4,366 drivers were breathalyzed.
The action was carried out in the area of Banja Luka, Laktaš, Prnjavor, Čelinac and Kneževo, with the aim of maintaining and improving the situation in the area of traffic safety.
Nineteen other violations were recorded.
The Banjaluka Police Department appeals to road users to respect the legal provisions, and especially to motor vehicle drivers, not to drive under the influence of alcohol, and to protect themselves and other road users with responsible behavior.
