In the Astrakhan region over the weekend punished 30 drunk drivers

Preventive raids last weekend were conducted by employees of the traffic police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Astrakhan region. Their goal is to stop gross traffic violations and prevent accidents.

So, three of the drivers were driving under the influence, another 24 refused medical examination. Now violators face deprivation of rights for up to two years and fines totaling 1,215,000 rubles.

In addition, among those stopped for inspection were three people who had previously been brought for similar offences. Now they face criminal liability under Article 264.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The maximum penalty for it is up to 2 years in prison.

In addition, during the raids, 158 drivers were brought to administrative responsibility for tinting under Part 3.1 of Article 12.5 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation. In total, over the weekend, police punished 1,544 road users for various traffic violations.

Read about the events in the Astrakhan and Volgograd regions in the paper number "MK in Volgograd".