Alcohol-Related Crashes Cause Concern

For a while the police have battled alcohol-related accidents even when the sale of alcohol was suspended. Drivers’ attitudes and behaviours have been identified as the main causes of road fatalities, especially the youth. Mogoditshane police station commander, superintendent Russ Letsebe said they have established that drunken driving contributes to the high incidences of car crashes. Letsebe called for sober driving, pointing out that alcohol affects drivers in many aspects including their attitude, judgment, vigilance, and reaction time to mention but a few.

He said at the moment, his office is investigating five serious accidents that occurred over the weekend and almost all of them were alcohol-related. He stated that in all of the accidents of which some were head-on collisions, drivers and passengers sustained serious injuries that left some hospitalised. Letsebe further attributed most of the alcohol-related accidents to speeding and drivers failing to observe road signs.