35 arrests made in Christmas drink and drug drive campaign by police in Yorkshire

At least 35 people have been arrested in just 10 days as part of a drink and drug drive campaign by police in Yorkshire.

Officers have been patrolling across the York and North Yorkshire area, making stops and speaking to a number of drivers on the roads.

The results as of 7am on Friday morning included 35 arrests.

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Of those, eight were for drug driving and the rest were for drink driving.

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A total of six of the arrests were in relation to crashes, police confirmed.

The average breath alcohol reading for those arrests is 58ug/100ml (the legal limit being 35ug).

The highest breath alcohol reading so far is 146ug/100ml – over four times the legal limit.

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A 37-year-old Scarborough man who has been charged and will appear in court in January, police confirmed.

North Yorkshire Police said: "We will be continuing our enforcement activity over the next week and will have some more results for you on Friday."