Dozens of drink-drive casualties reported in Portsmouth and hundreds in Hampshire over three years as police launch campaign to stamp out incidents
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Office for Health Improvement and Disparities figures show 60 people were killed or injured in a crash in Portsmouth where there was a failed breathalyser test, or the driver refused to take one.
This covers the time-period between 2018 and 2020.
Drink driving incidents account for 3.7 per cent on the area's roads over those three years.
in Hampshire, 386 casualties were reported.
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Hide AdHampshire Constabulary have launched a summer campaign to tackle the problem – lasting until August 31.
Nationally, figures have fallen from 14,018 people to 15,133, from 2018-2020 to 2017-2019
John Scruby, trustee of the Campaign Against Drink Driving and a former police officer, said the national fall in casualties is welcoming, but more needs to be done.
He said: ‘Education is the key factor to prevent drink and drug driving.’