For two days in a row (4th and 5th), members of the task force of the Enforcement and Control Team of the New Territories South Region carried out crackdown on drug driving and drunk driving in the region in the early hours of the morning, and set up roadblocks on major arterial roads to stop and check Nearly 1200 cars.
During the operation, a total of 16 male and one female drivers, aged between 30 and 55, failed the alcohol breath test, and 14 of them were arrested on suspicion of "drink driving" and "failure to provide a breath sample".
During the operation, officers also issued a total of 29 citations to motorists, and detained 3 suspected illegally modified private cars and 1 motorcycle.
In addition, the police also revealed that a driver of a private car was worried about being towed due to illegal modification, so he recklessly reversed his car on the highway to avoid investigation, and was eventually arrested for dangerous driving.
In the early hours of today (5th), when New Territories South traffic personnel were setting up roadblocks on Tsing Kwai Highway, a taxi driver pointed out to the police that a suspicious private car was parked on the road shoulder several hundred meters before the roadblock.
Officers rushed to the scene immediately and stopped him for investigation.
After preliminary investigation, officers believed that the driver was trying to back up on the expressway to evade police roadblocks because he was worried that his private car would be "hooked up" due to illegal modifications.
The 31-year-old male driver surnamed Huang was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, and his private car was also detained for inspection because it was suspected of being illegally modified.
In addition, a police car equipped with an "Automatic Number Plate Recognition System" also found a light truck transporting vegetables as an "unlicensed vehicle" on Tsing Kwai Highway, so it was stopped for investigation and found that the truck was driving The certificate has expired.
Officers also revealed that the owner of the car had not purchased third-party insurance for the car.
The 28-year-old male driver surnamed Cheng was arrested on suspicion of "driving an unlicensed vehicle" and "driving without third-party insurance".
After the incident, the police also immediately summoned the registered car owner for investigation, and arrested the 30-year-old male car owner surnamed Wu for "allowing others to drive an unlicensed vehicle" and "allowing others to drive an unlicensed vehicle".
The police appeal to motorists. Drunk driving is a serious crime. In addition to being fined, you will also be sentenced to jail if you are convicted. Do not try your best.
The Police will continue to carry out law enforcement in various districts to combat drink driving, illegal racing, illegally modified vehicles and other traffic violations.
Ensuring smooth traffic flow, safeguarding public safety and enhancing road safety awareness of road users through stringent traffic enforcement actions.
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