117 people were arrested during a month-long crackdown on dangerous drivers in Cumbria.
Operation Spotlight took place during July and focused on the Fatal Four road behaviours – speeding, using a mobile phone at the wheel, not wearing a seatbelt and driving under the influence of drink and/or drugs.
The operation is a national initiative and in Cumbria, was led by the force’s Roads Policing Unit.
It said 55 people were arrested for drug driving, 41 for drink driving, 15 for failing to provide a specimen and six for being unfit through drink or drugs.
Inspector Jack Stabler, lead for Cumbria’s Roads Policing Unit, said: “It has been another busy Operation Spotlight for our officers. However, I must emphasise that catching dangerous drivers is our day business in the Roads Policing Unit.
“So whilst this operation has come to a close, I can assure people that our commitment to targeting people who think they can get behind the wheel whilst under the influence of drink or drugs and those who drive dangerously on our roads will continue.”
The conclusion of Operation Spotlight leads directly into another operation promoting road safety, which begins next week.
Operation Colossus is a 15-week operation promoting road safety while targeting anti-social behaviour, including the anti-social use of cars.
