New Zealand
November 20, 2008
Drug Driver Habits to Be Examined
Read this article from TVNZ
Bell says international research showed that driving under the influence of drugs could be dangerous, but many people did not understand the risks involved. A similar survey conducted in Australia last year found drug users were less likely to think drug driving was dangerous compared to those who did not use drugs.
November 21, 2008
New Zealand Hails Roadside Drug Testing
Read this article from the Times Age
Mr Thomson said the Wairarapa AA committee discussed the issue of drug driving this week and recommending their support of roadside testing and research projects to their national office to find more about "something that is certainly happening that is an absolute danger on the roads".
November 19, 2008
Unfit Drivers Will Kill 5-7 Children in Next 100 Days
Read this press release from the Candor Trust
Over the next 100 days, casual drug or drunk drivers will also seriously injure at least 50 minors under fifteen, who regularly depend upon or are exposed to them. Meanwhile "in house" child abuse (often perpetrated by the same demographic) will lead to the death of 7- 10 children. Marginally more than the number waiting to die by drink or drugged driver.
October 3, 2008
Drug Driver Deaths Up 50% from Last Year
Read this article from the Scoop
also read this piece from the Radio NZ
Police statistics released to Candor Trust under the Official Information Act show that in the last recorded year (June 2006 - July 2007), 59 pot drivers died (27% of 219 dead drivers tested). Constituting a 50% rise in numbers dying on roads under the influence of cannabis, on a decade ago. An ESR report dated 1998 showed that only 40 drivers were typically killed after cannabis use, yearly then.
August 29, 2008
Insurance Companies Consider Costs of Drugged Drivers
Read this press release from the Scoop
A vehicle insurer has disclosed to Candor, which is undertaking work on a drug related crash cost report, that that several major drug related crash claims fielded last week will impose a burden of several million dollars on their bank account.
August 14, 2008
Drunk Driving Rates Hyped: CANDOR Trust
Read this news the Scoop
Candor Trust says that given the current record low harm from drink driving experienced by NZ in the last year the inflated statistics ploy (as used in a headline news article) is clearly motivated by "revenue hunger," and a flagrant and deliberate disregard for the nuances of the on road evidence about the form of the impaired driving issue. The deception (if successful) may have important Public and personal safety implications.
July 14, 2008
Headstone Auction Raises Drugged Driving Awareness
Read all about it in the Scoop
The toll and it's sequelae - including a sea of related gravesites shouldn't be taboo, says Candor Trust Spokeswoman Rachael Ford. Nor a subject only considered when it is too late to help turn the tide.In recognition of this,and to raise awareness, a quality headstone is offered as a fundraiser on Trade Me by the Trust, which works Nationally to reduce road trauma from drugged & drink driving.
June 21, 2008
CANDOR Trust Mourn Demotion of Anti-Drugged Driving "Champion"
Read the press release from the Scoop
The Candor Trust convey condolences and sadness at the death of a top road safety professional Superintendant Steve Fitzgerald in tragic circumstances. New Zealand Road Police lost a champion when he was reassigned to Police communications.
Though his dedicated road safety efforts were frustrated by an uncaring political machinary that has seen progress in road safety sink to below 20th out of 28 OECD countries in the last 5 years, Steve Fitzgerald always stood up for what was right.
May 28, 2008
Land Transport NZ Misleads Public About Driving Risks
Read the press release from CANDOR Trust in the Scoop
Injuries and deaths primarily caused by either drug intoxication or fatigue far outweigh the recorded crashes in New Zealand that are caused by the failure to give way. Deaths featuring driving influenced by illicit drug use were over 140 in 2006 with 70 of these deaths visited upon the driver according to the NZ Police / ESR control of drink and drugged study.
May 3, 2008
Drugged Driver who Killed Sportsman, Jailed Again for Impaired Driving
Read all about it in Stuff
Judge Allan Roberts also suspended Richard Martin Burgess from driving for five years and ordered reparation of $2000 to be paid to the family of Kent Martin, the man he killed. Burgess had his licence suspended four times and has accumulated a large number of driving-related convictions since 1983.
April 22, 2008
Drugged Driver who Killed was a "Time Bomb"
Read more from Stuff
A registered methadone user who took a cocktail of drugs before causing a fatal car crash in 2004 should not have been driving, says Nelson-Marlborough Alcohol and Drug Service manager Eileen Varley.
April 15, 2008
ACC Misses the Point in Road Safety Seminar for Youth
Read the press release from the Candor Trust
The ACC seminar for over 500 international students from North Shore schools is criticised by the Candor Trust as being wasteful of taxpayer dollars. An overemphasis on speed and how that can affect ability to adjust to conditions, with a sole emphasis on the alcohol component of impaired driving was highly irresponsible on ACC's part.
March 7, 2008
Drug Driving Bill Much Needed
Read this story in the Scoop
Candor Trust say the road toll crisis, with past year fatalities increasing an average of 20 persons yearly since March 2006, shows the drug driving legislation must immediately be given urgency. Drug misuse is only a nose behind alcohol as fuel for the toll, and Labour can't remain complacent.
March 1, 2009
CANDOR Trust Concerned Over True Focus of New Drug Buses
Read this press release from the Scoop
Police National Manager for Road Policing, Paula Rose said yesterday that for the first time in New Zealand, the buses will enable Police to test and process drugged drivers, but ACC's injury prevention manager Phil Wright sent a mixed message in saying that drivers will be left in no doubt about what the buses are about.
He said this because ACC, which is painting the buses, is apparently just concerned by the amount of injury caused by Drink Drivers. So where does ACC stand on drug driving? Could it be nowhere, even given that they ran a sidelined International drug driving conference in 2005.
February 29, 2008
2 State-of-the-Art Drug Testing Buses Delivered
Read about this development in the New Zealand Herald
Police will now be able to test drivers for drugs as well as alcohol with two state-of-the-art $236,000 "booze buses" delivered to them today. The Australian-built buses are expected to be in operation on Auckland streets over the coming week and will supplement the existing fleet.
January 17, 2008
CANDOR Trust Urges Caution on Drunk Driving Death Figures Recently Out
Read about it in the Scoop
For several years now Candor Trust, Akilla Sleep Safety Foundation and others have nagged at the Police and LTNZ communications staff to let the big secrets about the prevalence and high danger of fatigued and drug driving out of the can.
December 20, 2007
Study Yields Surprising Results
Read the report from Stuff.co.NZ
A fifth of those who used cannabis said they drove "all or most" of the time under the influence of the drug.
About the same proportion of methamphetamine users admitted to doing most of their driving while under the influence.
December 17, 2007
Drugged, Drunk Drivers likely middle aged, Sneaking Around
Read all about it in the Scoop
- See what our allies in New Zealand, the Candor Trust are doing to combat drugged driving abroad
Candor Trust is concerned by the continued blame shifting to "young" (teen) drivers, as this group are the quintessential role models for us all, at least in so far as drink driving goes. The statistics looking back to 2006 make clear that it is in fact the 20-44 year olds who today need to be looking closely at their risk taking.
December 15, 2007
High on Speed, Truckie caught speeding
Read all about it in the GoldCoast
Police detected the B-double truck traveling at 114km/h on the M1 at Coomera about 10.45am. Its speed was supposed to be capped at 100km/h. He refused to stop so police relayed his registration details to other officers who contacted the Brisbane-based owner who rang the driver and ordered him to stop.
Things got steadily worse for the driver when police found four grams of a powder believed to be speed and two log books that had not been filled out correctly. The driver was issued with $3000 worth of tickets.
October 3, 2007
As Government tables tougher DUID legislation, TVNZ conducts Roadside Drug survey with Alarming results
Watch the compelling story from TVNZ
On the same day the Government tabled new legislation to help police test motorists they suspect are driving while under the influence of drugs, Close Up joined some volunteer drug testers uncovering some alarming results in Lower Hutt.
October 23, 2007
Truckie tells tale of Meth-impaired woe
Read the full account in the New Zealand Herald
The "industry" of methamphetamine afforded Robert all the boys' toys he could wish for - even his own rig, any truck driver's dream.
He drove the truck on hauls from Auckland to Wellington, high on P and with little sleep, if any, between shifts.
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Canada
October 16, 2008
Drug Recognition Expert Latest "Weapon" In Fight Against Drugged Driving
Read this piece from the Midland Mirror
Even if police smelled marijuana or found drug paraphernalia in the car, he said, it was difficult to lay charges of drug-impaired driving without strong physical signs of reduced function.
“With this new process, we can actually force the person … to do sobriety tests for drugs,” he said.
September 30, 2008
Parliament Debates Transit Employee Drug Testing
Read this article from the Employment Law Today
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has proposed a new plan that involves drug and alcohol testing of employees. Though it is scaled back somewhat from its original plan that included random testing for all employees, the union has still expressed adamant opposition to the proposed policy.
August 19, 2008
Halifax Cab "Reeks" of Pot, Passenger Disembarks
Read this story in the Nova Scotia News
When Barbara Kluge climbed into a cab in central Halifax early Sunday morning, it reeked of marijuana. Ms. Kluge had called Casino Taxi to order a cab to pick her up at the Holiday Inn on Robie Street at about 1:15 a.m. "(The smell) was so strong that I thought somebody must have been smoking in the car," she said Monday. "At first, I thought it could have still been the (previous) passengers, although that would have been illegal, too." But then she took a good look at the driver, who had a lighter and a Baggie in one hand, she said. "I kind of suspected that it was probably him," Ms. Kluge said.
July 20, 2008
Coked-Up Crash Driver to Serve Weekends In Jail
Read the news in the Calgary Herald
A city man who drove through a red light in a stolen truck, hit a car and caromed into a bus, injuring six people, will serve his sentence on weekends.
June 27, 2008
Canada Cracks Down on Drugged Drivers with Stiff Penalties, Mandatory Drug Tests
Read this news from the Canadian Press
Drivers who are suspected of getting behind the wheel while high on drugs will soon be forced to undergo a mandatory roadside sobriety tests when new rules kick in next week, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said Friday.
Starting Wednesday, police will also have the power to take suspected drug-impaired drivers to the police station for a more intensive test or to give a blood, urine or saliva sample, Nicholson said.
May 14, 2008
Epidemiologist Examines Link Between Cannabis and Crashes
Read all about it in the Dalnews
It what he calls “a marriage of my research interests,” Dr. Asbridge will bring his expertise in injury prevention and addictions research to bear on a research project on the relationship between cannabis use and traffic collisions, with the hope of providing Canadian policy makers, academics and the general public with new insight into the issue.
May 5, 2008
MP Applauds Violent Crime Act Including Provision for Drugged Driving
Readabout it from the Mississauga News
They will provide for more effective sentencing and monitoring to prevent dangerous, high-risk offenders from offending again; and new ways to detect and investigate drug-impaired driving and stronger penalties for impaired driving.
March 11, 2008
Drug Recognition Expert Explains Why Bill C-32 Is So Vital
Read the piece from the Canadian Press
The way impaired drivers are investigated by police is headed for change. Bill C-2, which passed in February, expands the scope of police authority in
determining whether a person is impaired by alcohol or drugs.
February, 21, 2008
Night of Ecstasy Ends in Highway Tragedy
Read this story in the Ottowa Citizen
In the the driving incident, the agreed statement of facts says he drove his 1990 Toyota Celica the wrong way, heading east toward Highway 174, as cars were heading west. He was seen weaving back and forth, forcing several vehicles, including police officers, off the road as they attempted to avoid him. Many cars were damaged along the way.
February 2, 2008
"Saint", DRE, Expected to Crack Down on Drugged Drivers
Read this piece in the Western Star
The city's RNC has a "Saint" on staff whose presence is expected to lead to a crackdown on impaired driving by drugs.Const. Brad Saint, drug recognition expert, is trained to detect whether a person is under the influence of drugs.
His knowledge and expertise were put to use in Corner Brook Thursday after the RNC received a complaint of a possible impaired driver in the area of Confederation Drive.
December 27, 2007
Smoking Joint in Mouth Gives Drugged Driver Away
Read the news from the Times Colonist
When Saanich police set up a roadblock just days before Christmas, they said they weren't surprised to see a man drive up with a joint hanging out of his mouth. He'd tried to finish it before he reached the officers, but apparently didn't make it in time.
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United Kingdom
November 21, 2008
Family of Drugged Driving Victim Backs Clampdown on Impaired Driving
Read this article from the Wales Online
Government plans include the possible creation of a new offence to bring drug-driving more into line with drink-driving. If brought in, the new drug-drive law would make it illegal to drive after taking a drug “which is both illegal and impairing”.
September 26, 2008
Drug Drivers Larger Problem than Speeders
Read this article from the Daily Mail
AA president Edmund King said: 'Drivers and indeed many police officers indicate to us that drug-driving is a major problem but the severity of the problem is not reflected in the official figures.
'We must question whether the true extent of the drug-driving problem is being picked up.
'It is far easier for an accident to be attributed to drink as alcohol is easy to detect through smell and indeed breathalyser technology.
'We would welcome a fuller investigation into the true extent of drug-driving.'
September 25, 2008
"Worst Ever" Drugged Driving Incident Seen
Read all about it in the Shetland News
"At one point when she was asked to step out of the vehicle and turn off her engine she quite spectacularly missed the ignition key. When she stepped out of the car she almost fell back into her seat and required assistance from the police officers simply to stand up."
September 19, 2008
Drug Driving As Important an Issue as Drunk Driving
Read more in the Chester Chronicle
“I was attending fatal crash scenes and conducting a lot of investigations where drugs were a factor,” he said. “One day we looked at all the files for fatal crashes in 2004 and found 13% of the dead drivers were on drugs.
September 10, 2008
Father Slain by Drug User
Read this news from the Press and Journal
A woman hit and killed a father-of-two who was walking his dog when she drove having taken a cocktail of drugs and alcohol the night before. Ashley Smith was driving home in Angus on June 24 last year when she started dozing at the wheel. The 33-year-old failed to turn on a bend and mounted a pavement straight ahead of her, hitting Colin McGregor, killing him and fatally injuring his chocolate labrador.
August 22, 2008
Lorry Driver, Drowsy from Heroine, Kills Father of Two
Read the story in the Star
Khan, a convicted criminal with a record for supplying and possessing heroin, was not wearing a seat belt - but escaped with only minor bruises.
He is one of the first in the UK to be jailed under a new charge of causing death by careless driving, which came into force on Monday. Previously only causing death by dangerous driving could lead to jail, and careless drivers could only be fined.
August 12, 2008
Students Receive Stern Warnings on Drugged Driving Dangers, Along with Test Results
Read this piece from the Mayo News
Mayo County Council Road Safety Officer Noel Gibbons spear-headed the novel initiative last year warning of the dangers of drink-driving, but this year the focus is on drug-driving.
“The message that drinking and driving is illegal and will not be tolerated is well known and has been used for years, but it is vitally important for everyone to be aware that taking drugs and driving is also illegal and will not be tolerated,” said Mr Gibbons.
July 30, 2008
Impaired Driving Crackdown Nets Drugged Drivers, Improved Road Safety
Read this article in Champion
Inspector Chris Markey, of Merseyside Police said: “We are using information from members of the public to actively target those we believe to be driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs.
June 23, 2008
Asleep at the Wheel, Man Booked for Drugged Driving
Read this story from This is South Wales
A Man who took "up to 30" Valium tablets a day was found slumped over the wheel of his car by police officers.Neil Beaujean, of Granville Road, St Thomas, was sitting in his Ford Fiesta outside the Old West End garage in Clydach with music blaring and the keys in the ignition when he was discovered by officers in mid-April.
May 18, 2008
Drugged Up Driver Faces 18 Months, Six Year Driving Ban for Causing Serious Injury in Head-on Collision
Read this story in The Press
A Drugged-up motorist who caused horrific injuries to a York woman during a law-breaking trans-Pennine journey has been jailed for 18 month. Majeed, 23, fled the scene and tried to hide in a barley field but eye-witnesses and police followed him and he was arrested. A blood test revealed he had taken cannabis and diazepam, both of which adversely affect driving.
May 16, 2008
Anti-Drug Activist Appalled by Lack of Drug Driving Enforcement
Read more in the Derry Journal
According to anti-drug activist, P.J. Blake Inishowen is awash with drugs. But he claims the peninsula is not unique - the whole county is. Speaking with the 'Journal' this week Mr. Blake claimed there were probably as many people driving while on drugs as there were with alcohol but the Gardai either weren't interested or were not equipped to deal with 'drug drivers.'
April 24, 2008
Police to Be Given Training to Recognize Drug Impairment in Motorists
Read the article in the Lancashire Evening Post
Lancashire road police are to be trained to make motorists stand on one leg so they can tell whether they have taken drugs before getting behind the wheel. There is currently no instant test, such as a breathalyser, that can detect drugs.
April 9, 2008
Drug Addict Given 12 Months in Jail After Horrific Crash
Read the story in the Leven and Bradesburton Today
Christopher Winter, 30, had a new job and was on his way to get a methadone prescription when his car ploughed head-on into Caroline Gadie's vehicle, crushing it into Tickton Bridge.
March 4, 2008
North East Launches Major New Initiative to Combat Drug Driving
Read this story in the Morpeth Herald | Visit the brand-new DrugDriving.com
A major new initiative to target people who drive under the influence of drugs is being launched this week across the North East.
March 3, 2008
Police See Drug and Drink Driving on the Rise
Read this story in the Chichester Observer
Police officers have pledged to continue their crackdown on drink and drug driving after new figures revealed there has been a slight increase in the number of people injured on roads in Sussex.
February February 7, 2008
Motorists May Face Random Roadside Drug Testing Soon
Read the news in the Telegraph
Motorists could face roadside drug tests under plans to reduce the number of drivers getting behind the wheel while intoxicated. Police could be using a device within the next two years to detect illegal substances in saliva.
With random breath tests for alcohol already being considered by the Government, spot checks for illegal substances could also be introduced.
January 20, 2008
Mother and Daughter Lose Limbs as Crystal-Meth Crazed Driver Careers into Sidewalk Crowd
Read the whole scoop from the Yorkshire Evening Post
A drug-crazed driver on his way to meet a dealer maimed a mother and daughter when his car ploughed into a crowd.
Kayleigh Reeve was in London's West End with her mother, Victoria Reeve, 43, to celebrate her 21st birthday when Alberto Ramos, 32, careered onto the pavement.
January 29, 2008
Renewed Concern and Downright Fear Over Latest Drugged Driving Figures
Read all about it in the:
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Road safety chiefs fear there is a "self- belief" among young drivers across the district that it is fine to drive after taking recreational drugs. The claim comes after a survey revealed today that nearly one in ten young drivers had got behind the wheel while high on illegal drugs.
"The Government must take steps to tackle extreme risk-taking and appalling numbers of deaths and injuries involving young drivers," said Cathy Keeler, of Brake.
January 28, 2008
One in Ten Deadly Crash Drivers Tests Positive for Drugs and Alcohol
Read the results of this study in The Argus
One in ten death crash drivers in Sussex had taken both drink and drugs, The Argus can reveal.
Research by traffic police showed either alcohol, drugs or both were involved in a fifth of fatal or potentially fatal accidents in a two-year period.
January 4, 2008
Cocked on Cannabis, Driver Kills Friends, Goes to Jail
Read the news in the Telegraph
A cannabis smoker who killed three friends after he fell asleep driving home from an all-night rave was jailed for four years. Matthew Mather had already been deprived of sleep when he took the drug hours before getting behind the wheel for a 100-mile journey.
He was still 30 miles from his destination when he dozed off on the M1, swerving off the motorway before hitting a roadside sign.
December 20, 2007
Driving on Cocaine lead to Fatal Car Accident in Scotland
Read the news from the Scotsman
A convicted criminal killed a man after driving his Mercedes car while under the influence of cocaine following his early release from jail for a murder bid.
Craig Douglas, 44, crashed head on into university lecturer Richard Greig's vehicle after veering onto the wrong side of the road. Douglas later discharged himself from hospital and fled abroad, partly to "recuperate" from the crash in which he was injured.
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European Union
August 15, 2008
French Police To Begin Massive Drugged Driving Campaign
Read this article from the Drug War Chronicle
French Interior Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie went to the French Riviera town of Antibes on Monday to give a public kick-off to a new French campaign to crack down on drugged drivers. In the new campaign, some 50,000 drug screening kits will be handed out across France.
June 5, 2008
400% Increase in Drugged Driver Arrests This Year in Ireland
Read about this development in Wicklow People
The number of arrests being made in Wicklow for driving under the influence of drugs has risen by a staggering 400 per cent in just under a year.
June 4, 2008
Car Seized from Stoned Motorist in Italy
Read this story from Reuters
Two drivers in their early 20s, a woman under the influence of alcohol and a man who had smoked a cannabis joint, have had their cars seized in northern Italy since the legislation came into effect at the end of last month.
May 18, 2008
A Third of Drivers Under 24 in Ireland Drive Drugged
Read this report from The Independent
Almost one in three young drivers have driven their cars under the influence of drugs and many drivers are blatantly ignoring speed limits, according to a shocking new report. The report, by the insurer Hibernian, found that about 30 per cent of those under the age of 24 drove under the influence of recreational drugs at some stage.
February 3, 2008
Drugs Responsible for 25 Road Deaths in Cyprus
Read the new study in the Cyprus Mail
One third of road deaths from driving under the influence are caused by drugs.
According to the Cyprus Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EKTEPN), 25 people died between 2004 and 2007 in road accidents caused by driving under the influence of drugs.
January 7, 2007
Drugged Driving a Top Concern for Spanish Driving Public
Read one man's opinion from Round Town News
The [Spanish] roadside police now have the new drug testing device that can, as with the breathalyser, cause a charge to be made. Only those who have lost a loved one to a drunken driver, and I am not talking about those who just have a glass of wine with a meal, but the ones who go out knowing they are going to be way over the limit when they drive back. Remember the limits are much lower here than in the UK.
December 14, 2007
Swedish Christian Democrat Caught Drugged Driving
Read this story in The Local
The politician, active in local politics in V�rmland, was caught in a roadside check last week. He gave a urine sample which showed him to be under the influence of drugs. Police found 1.22 grams of amphetamines in his car. He was arrested on suspicion of drugs offences and driving under the influence of narcotics.
November 22, 2007
Spain Finds more Drugged than Drunk Drivers, establishes drug testing standard
Read the news from Typically Spanish
The Road Safety Prosecutor in Spain, Bartolom� Vargas, has said that there are more drivers on drugs behind the wheel than those who are under the effects of alcohol.
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Australia
September 25, 2008
Drugger Hits 150 KPH
Read this article from the Illawarra Mercury
A drug-affected motorist whose driving was so bad a member of the public flagged down police has been sentenced to six months' part-time jail. Magistrate Ian Guy said during sentencing he had to send a clear message that reckless driving which endangered innocent lives would not be tolerated.
September 11, 2008
Repeat Teen Drug Driver Walks with Slap on Wrist
Read this story from the Daily
A teenager caught drug-driving was warned by a magistrate in court yesterday that he could be sent to jail if he continued to add to his two-page history of traffic offences. Instead, Magistrate Barbelar slapped Phillip Roy Woolett with a $300 fine and ordered him to serve 140 hours of community service.
August 30, 2008
P-Plate Driver Smashes High Into Oncoming Traffic
Read the report from the Herald Sun
A P-plate driver high on mind-altering drug GHB was driving on the wrong side of the Geelong Freeway when his car ploughed head-on into an oncoming vehicle, killing two men.
August 28, 2008
Driver Fights Drugged Driving Homicide Charges
Read all about it in the Herald Sun
Prosecutor Gabriele Cannon alleged Ms Ratcliffe, 23, took GHB before running off the road and into a tree on Swansea Rd, Montrose, in November 2005. Her friend and passenger, Carl Quigg, 19, was killed. Ms Cannon said Ms Ratcliffe told police Mr Quigg had bought GHB that night.
August, 27, 2008
Truckie Busted for Meth Driving
Read this news from The Bendigo Advertiser
A Queensland truck driver caught using amphetamines near Heathcote has been fined $800. Gregory Craig Roberts, 44, pleaded guilty in Bendigo Magistrates Court yesterday to charges of possessing and using amphetamines, drug-driving, and failing to make a log book entry.
August 1, 2008
Transportation Accident Commission Launches Ad Campaign against Drugged Drivers
Read this piece in the Sydney Morning Herald
Young drivers who pop party drugs and get behind the wheel are the target of a graphic new advertising campaign to clamp down on drug driving. The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) launched the campaign, which will air across Victoria from Friday night. The ads target young men with the slogan "if you drive on drugs, you're out of your mind."
June 3, 2008
77 Caught for Drugged Driving Facing Tough Sanctions
Read the news from The Daily
A grand total of 77 drivers have tested positive in random roadside drug tests since they were introduced on December 1 last year. "Among those charged are two drivers who have been detected twice (those matters are before the courts)," Police Minister Judy Spence said.
May 7, 2008
One Hundred Drugged Drivers Already Caught This Year
Read all about it in the Sydney Morning Herald
Nearly 100 drivers in NSW have tested positive to illegal drugs this year, with the majority having amphetamines in their system, the NSW Government says.
April 10, 2008
Drugged Driver Remains Behind Bars For Slaying Two Teenagers
Read this story in Goldcoast
Family and friends of two teenagers who were killed by a woman allegedly 'drugged to the eyeballs' when she ran them down in her car have applauded a magistrate's decision to keep her behind bars.
April 2, 2008
Suicidal Mother on Drugged Driving Rampage Endangers Dozens of Motorists before Crashing
Read this story in the Daily Mercury
She was bombed out on a concoction of drugs and alcohol and was drooling and couldn't stand up when police stopped her. Shepherdson pleaded guilty in the Mackay Magistrate's Court on Monday to dangerous driving while adversely affected by liquor and drugs, and failing to supply a roadside breath test, both on Barnes Creek Road on October 27.
April 2, 2008
Tasmanian Police Given Power to Test for Presence of Drugs on Steering Wheel
Read this news from Mercury
Police Minister Jim Cox yesterday introduced to State Parliament a Bill which will dramatically increase the number of people subjected to random roadside drug tests.
Tasmania will become the first state to give police officers powers to intercept and use reasonable force to enter any vehicle for the purpose of conducting a trace particle test on the vehicle's steering wheel.
March 4, 2008
Poly-Drugger Destroys Family's Life
Read this story from Mercury
The widow of a popular Hobart schoolteacher killed by an unlicensed drug-driver 11 days before Christmas now struggles with jealousy when she sees families enjoying themselves.
February 6, 2008
Newlywed Man Killed by Meth Driver Fleeing Police
Read the tragic story in the Advertiser
A drug addict was fleeing police in a stolen car at high speed without lights when he crashed and killed a newlywed SES volunteer, a court has heard.
Denis Vlado Dundovic, 24, appeared in the District Court for sentencing submissions today after pleading guilty to causing the death of Peter Godfrey by dangerous driving and causing harm by dangerous driving.
January 26, 2008
Meth Head, Slayer of Two in Horrific Crash, to Be Sentenced
Read this story in the Daily Telegraph
David Culling and Daryl Luxford were heading north for a fishing trip two years ago when their van was hit by a drugged driver.
Kristy Lee Waldock fell asleep at the wheel after taking methamphetamines and crossed to the wrong side of the F3 at Berowra, ploughing into the other vehicle.
January 22, 2008
New South Wales Deploys Two New Mobile Drug Testing Vans
Read all about it in the Sydney Morning Herald
The chances of NSW drivers on illegal drugs being caught has increased threefold with the arrival of two new random drug testing vans.
NSW Premier Morris Iemma said the vans, each worth more than $250,000, would be on the road from Tuesday.
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More Countries
Peru
August 29, 2008
Congress Passes Strict Drugged Driving Law: Up To 6 Years In Prison for Driving High
Read all about it from Peru Living
Congressional representatives unanimously approved on Thursday evening laws to change the punishment for motorists in Peru who are caught driving under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs.
South Africa
October 9, 2008
Drivers to Face Saliva Tests Soon
Read this article from the IOL
Drinking and driving has always been a no-no, but soon motorists stopped at roadblocks around the province will be saliva-tested on top of standard breathalyser tests, to detect instantly the presence of illegal narcotics.
November 5, 2007
98 nabbed for drug/drink Driving
Read this piece from ABC News
A crackdown by South Australian police on drink-driving and drug use has seen 98 drivers lose their licences.
September 2007
Cape Town cracks down on Drugged Drivers
Click Here for the full article from Health 24
The Cape Town Metro police are planning on testing drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs at roadblocks.
The police�s National Crime Statistics confirm this, and showed that there has been a 14.3 percent increase in driving under the influence of drugs/alcohol and an 8.2 percent increase in drug-related crime.
Israel
May 28, 2008
Stoned, High, Drunk, Killer of Six Convicted
Read this news in Haaretz
The horrific accident occurred shortly after 1 A.M. as Bracha and his twin, Eyal, were returning home from a relative's wedding. Bracha was driving while under the influence of alcohol, cocaine and marijuana. He ran a red light at the Ginaton intersection, speeding at 171 kilometers per hour. Eyewitness accounts and forensic evidence from the scene indicated that Bracha made no attempt to stop before the intersection. His Mazda collided with a Hyundai Getz that had begun turning left toward Ramle, killing all five occupants - Egged bus drivers heading home from work - as well as his twin, seated beside him.
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