Police have prosecuted 70 people since beginning their annual ‘Winter Guardian‘ road safety campaign a week ago.
Just over the past weekend, officers responded to 27 vehicle collisions and made four DUI arrests, with an additional person arrested for failing to provide a specimen, the Royal Cayman Islands Police said in a press release on Monday.
Since the Winter Guardian road safety campaign began on 16 Dec., police say they have stopped and checked more than 290 vehicles at vehicle check points across Grand Cayman, and prosecuted 70 drivers for various traffic offences, including 10 for using a mobile phone while driving.
Police said members of the public should expect additional vehicle checkpoints this week.
“As we enter Christmas week, we would like to emphasise the importance of personal responsibility for all road users,” Chief Superintendent Brad Ebanks said in the release.
“It’s your responsibility to plan ahead, whether you are attending a Christmas party or otherwise going out for a drink, to ensure that you are not drinking and driving.
“We have extra officers on the roads who are focusing on persons driving under the influence, speeding, or engaging in other dangerous driving practices. If you want to avoid being prosecuted over the holidays, you should take the necessary measures to avoid driving under the influence, and thus minimise the risks to you and others using the roadways.”
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This is a start, but 70 people out of the tens of thousands driving on our roads many of whom break the law, is not going to change bad driving habits.