Traffic police officers from the Regional Security Center "South" continued to conduct local actions of increased control of traffic participants in the territory of Bar, and on that occasion sanctioned 54 people, the Police Directorate announced.
"Putting special emphasis on the prevention of traffic accidents with the most serious consequences, officers of the Bar Security Department conducted a local action of increased control of traffic participants with an emphasis on radar speed control, which also included sections of the road that were previously marked as risky due to frequent accidents and inappropriate speed," the statement reads.
On that occasion, 24 drivers were sanctioned in less than 43 hours for exceeding the maximum speed limit.
Of that number, 40 misdemeanor warrants were issued, three requests were submitted to initiate misdemeanor proceedings, while one person was arrested, a young driver ML (20) who was driving 109 kilometers per hour in a populated area, where the speed limit is 50 kilometers per hour.
Driver DR (28) from Bar was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, with a blood alcohol content of 1,19 per mille, as well as Ukrainian citizen IG (44), who was driving with a blood alcohol level of 1,55 per mille.
He sanctioned nine more people for other violations of the Road Traffic Safety Act.
"The Regional Security Center 'South' will continue with repressive activities, focusing on hotspots of traffic accidents, especially during times of increased frequency of domestic and foreign tourists, with the aim of protecting the lives of citizens and reducing the number of traffic accidents with the most serious consequences," the statement reads.
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