Drink-driving cases are most common types of top traffic violations

A total of 2,084 cases of drink-driving were reported with drivers placed on court-ordered probation during the first four days of the Songkran road safety campaign, according to the Department of Probation.

Witthawan Sunthornkhajit, its director-general, said yesterday the number of court-ordered probation cases during the first four days, April 10-13, was 2,095.

Of that total, 2,084 cases involved drink-driving and the rest involved driving under the influence of drugs, he said.

On April 13, the number of court-ordered probation cases was 160, and all but one involved drink-driving.

As of April 13, the number of people required to wear electronic monitoring bracelets stood at eight with no new cases. The offenders were not allowed to leave their houses from 10 pm to 4 am for 15 days.

The top three provinces for drink-driving cases were Samut Prakan (154), Buri Ram (144), and Chaiyaphum (140), according to Mr. Witthawan.