Extra Police Checks to Target Drink-Driving During Monaco's Busy August
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Extra police checks to target drink-driving during Monaco's busy August
Police in Monaco will carry out reinforced night-time checks for drink- and drug-driving across the Principality over the first two weeks of August, under a government decision aimed at keeping the roads safe during the busy summer period. The checks run from Monday 3rd to Sunday 16th August, between 10pm and 4am, and may take place anywhere in the territory. Officers are authorised to test drivers for signs of drunkenness, to measure their bloo…
From Monday, 3 August, until Sunday, 16 August 2026, Monaco Public Security will carry out unannounced checks on a daily basis, targeting the country's strategic axes. In August, the Principality is more frequented and the festive establishments are experiencing sustained activity.
Three people reported in the last weekend and a hundred in total since the beginning of the year. It is the balance of the control activities of the territory conducted by the Carabinieri of the provincial command of Verbania for the contrast of dangerous driving, such as driving under influence of narcotics and...
A largely cracked windshield attracts the eye of a patrol. A roadside check starts and, very quickly, the list of offences is extended. At the end of the procedure, a 27-year-old motorist finds himself in custody. He drove without a licence, without insurance and with an invalid grey card, while presenting a state of drunkenness. This night check, at Sens, will even reveal that this driver had already been arrested a few hours earlier. The facts…
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