Bangkok, April 15- Director General of the Department of Probation. Revealing probation for 7 days during Songkran 2023, accumulated over 4 days, totaling 3,681 drunk driving cases, the highest of 3,462 cases, Bangkok ranked number one.
Today (April 15, 2023), Mr. Weerakit Hanpariphan, Director-General of the Probation Department, said during the Songkran festival. The Department of Probation emphasizes measures for drunk driving offenders by organizing activities to educate people about traffic laws, reducing and giving up alcohol. Including social service work to raise awareness and awareness of the potential consequences of their actions and to prevent accidents. Including a classification of risks. If found to be at high risk of alcohol dependence will be sent for treatment at a hospital under the Ministry of Public Health And if there is a high likelihood of repeat offenders, driving while drunk will be sent for intensive rehabilitation in the form of a 3-day behavior modification camp. may propose to the court to increase probation conditions as appropriate.
Director General of the Department of Probation added that on April 14, 2023, there were 334 probation cases in total, divided into 315 cases of drunk driving, 1 case of negligent driving, and 18 cases of drug-driving for the cumulative total of 4 days. Of the 7 dangerous days, there were 3,681 cases, divided into 3,462 cases of drunk driving, representing 94.05 percent, 23 cases of reckless driving, representing 0.62 percent, 1 case of speeding driving, representing 0.03 percent, and 195 cases of drunk driving. to 5.3 percent by Bangkok There were 233 cases of drunk driving, followed by Nonthaburi 204 cases and Roi Et 164 cases. When comparing the statistics of cases entering probation on the 4th of the 7 dangerous days in 2022, it was found that 492 cases of driving while drunk and Year 2023, 315 cases, a decrease of 177 cases, representing 35.97%
on the same day Nationwide Probation Office Continue to support the work of officials in public service. in conjunction with probation volunteers Network partners and probationers as well as providing landscape adjustments and cleaning at risky areas in the community Visiting checkpoints, distributing drinking water at public service points 94 raid checkpoints and community checkpoints with a total of 2,688 people participating in the activity to facilitate traffic for people to drive safely during the Songkran Festival. .-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency
