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Police have caught 113 impaired drivers following a month of action targeting drink and drug driving in the ACT.
In April, ACT Policing conducted more than 20,500 random breath tests and roadside drug tests.
Impaired driving is one of the fatal five driving behaviours - the major causes of injury and death on our roads.
Among the people caught was a 33-year-old man who was observed running a red light shortly before midnight on 14 April. He was stopped and subjected to a breath analysis at Belconnen Police Station, which returned a result of 0.179.
When he was spoken to by police, the man reportedly said it wasn’t a big deal because he didn’t hit anyone.
An 18-year-old man who told police he had drank a bottle of wine at his house before driving with a passenger in the car recorded a blood alcohol concentration of 0.149 and a 51-year-old man who hit a parked car in Theodore and returned a result of 0.170 were also among the drivers caught in April.
In Australia, almost one in three recorded fatal collisions involves a driver with alcohol or drugs in their system.
Detective acting Superintendent Mark Steel said it was still disappointing that in 2025, police were having to remind the community not to drive while impaired.
“It is especially disappointing to have to say this during National Road Safety Week. People are continuing to place themselves and others at significant risk,” Det. A/Supt Steel said.
“If you drive while impaired by alcohol or drugs, you significantly increase the risk of causing a collision and seriously injuring or killing yourself or someone else.”