Three drunk drivers caught during police roadblocks last night

Over 500 drivers stopped at police checkpoints Monday night, a number of whom were found to be violating road rules

1 January 2019, 9:22am
by Massimo Costa

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Three people were caught driving while over the alcohol limit out of a total of 558 cars stopped during roadblocks last night

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The police carried out 558 car inspections during roadblocks on the night of New Year's Eve, with three persons having been caught over the drink-drive limit.

The checkpoint inspections were carried out by Traffic and Canine Unit police in various localities, such as Bahar ic-Caghaq, Birkirkara, Burmarrad, Mellieha, Imgarr, St Paul's Bay, Kappara, Lija, Pembroke, St Julian's, Qormi, Marsaskala, Tarxien, Zejtun, Luqa, Floriana and Paceville.

A number of drivers were found to be in contravention of traffic regulations, including operating a vehicle without a valid driving license, not wearing a seatbelt, not having a valid road license or insurance policy and using fake number plates.

Massimo Costa joined MaltaToday as a journalist in 2017.