At a speed of 174 km, instead of up to 100 kilometers, on the Kofinou-Larnaca highway, a 27-year-old man was driving a car, who tried to escape control by members of the Headquarters Traffic Police Department. Police members subsequently stopped him, with the 27-year-old also undergoing a driving test under the influence of drugs with a positive preliminary result.
The incident occurred shortly before 3:00 in the afternoon today, at a point on the Kofinou-Larnaca motorway, near Aletriko, where members of the Road Accident Prevention Unit - OPOD, of the Headquarters Traffic Police Department, were conducting a traffic control and found that a car was being driven at a speed of 174 kilometres. Members of the OPOD called the driver to stop his vehicle for inspection, however he continued on his way, with police members stop him[/B] at a point on the highway near Claydia.
During the subsequent check, the 27-year-old man was also subjected to a drug test with a positive preliminary result.[/B] He was taken in his vehicle to the local Kofinou Police Station, where he provided samples for a final drugged driving test and was released upon completion of the police tests.
"Speeding and drugged driving contribute to a driver's impaired ability to control and drive their vehicle, as well as impaired road awareness. They have been shown to be major contributors to serious and fatal road collisions.
The police place particular emphasis on tackling these serious traffic offences, with daily checks and coordinated operations, as well as constant public information. The aim is always to prevent serious and fatal road collisions, to cultivate road awareness and to increase the sense of security of citizens who daily travel on the road network," the Police said in a statement.
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