The names and photographs of convicted drink and drug drivers will be published by North Yorkshire Police this Christmas. Officers are doing it to raise awareness of the consequences of the crimes, deter people from drink or drug driving and show the concerted efforts the police are making to keep North Yorkshire’s roads safe for…
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North Yorkshire Police are to launch a Christmas safety advent calendar on their social media channels. Every day in the run-up to Christmas, a new window will ‘open’, revealing advice on a range of topics including drink and drug driving, personal safety, domestic abuse and keeping your home and property safe if you are going…
A 17-year-old was arrested after failing a breath test following an accident at the weekend. Police were called to Leyburn Road in Middleham at 5.20pm on Saturday. A car had left the road. No other vehicles were believed to be involved and there were no injuries. The 17-year-old male driver failed a roadside breath test…
A 25-YEAR-old man branded a “complete liability to road users” has been jailed for 26 months after causing a head-on collision and driving dangerously while attempting to evade police. Javid Ali Shan appeared at Bradford Crown Court yesterday where he was sentenced after pleading guilty to a string of driving offences over two separate incidents…
DRIVERS continued to drink or drugs drive over the festive holiday with those arrested by police exactly the same as a year ago. Operation Attention, which ran from the beginning of December to New Year’s Day, saw 137 drivers arrested in North Yorkshire – exactly the same as in Christmas 2016 and and increase of…
A MAN who was caught “driving erratically” when nearly four times over the limit has been handed a suspended sentence. Gary McDonald, 46, from Sowerby near Thirsk, was given a 12-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, and was disqualified from driving for 30 months. At around 12pm on December 19, 2017, a member of…
A MOTHER-of-two was caught driving with her five-year-old daughter in the car when she was more than twice over the drink drive limit. Jenny Clark, from Thirsk, who pleaded guilty at Northallerton Magistrates Court on Tuesday, was disqualified from driving for 18 months. The 30-year-old was pulled over by police at around 7.15pm on November 12,…
In response to concerns about irresponsible parking near school gates and entrances, North Yorkshire County Council’s road safety team has recruited some new members in an effort to improve road safety, create a safer and cleaner environment and bring health benefits for parents and pupils. Irresponsible parking by a minority of parents poses a safety…
A NUMBER of cars were allegedly caught speeding at more than 100mph on the A64 between Malton and York yesterday evening. The North Yorkshire Roads Policing Group stopped the cars, which were allegedly driving at 135mph, 130mph, 120mph, 115mph, 114mph, and 109mph. Acting Inspector Paul Cording, of North Yorkshire Police, tweeted that they can “all…
ROAD users are being urged to check their vehicle’s lights are working properly as darker nights draw in. North Yorkshire’s road safety team has issued the plea following the end of British Summer Time, when clocks went back an hour. Drivers, motorcyclists and cyclists are being advised to carry out simple checks. The Be Bright…