Hyderabad reports 1099 drunk driving cases in a week

A total of 1,099 drunk driving cases were reported in one week, between March 15 and 21, with 1,098 men and just one woman among those booked, the Hyderabad city traffic police said here on Saturday, March 22.

A press release stated that 961 two-wheelers were booked followed by 96 four-wheelers, 39 three-wheelers and just 3 heavy



vehicles.

Most of those booked belong to the age gap of 21-30, with 470 cases. This was followed by 331 cases booked between the age groups of 31-40, 193 cases between 41-50 years of age 57, and 31 cases booked between the age groups of 51-60 and 60 above, respectively. Only one has been booked under 18 years of age for drunk driving in Hyderabad.