Drivers charged in A96 crackdown
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POLICE stopped 90 vehicles during a day-long crackdown along the entire length of the A96 this week.
Some 28 people were charged during the operation, including one in connection with dangerous driving and two for careless driving. The number also included eight charged in connection with speeding offences; one for using a mobile phone; two for failing to wear a seatbelt; six for using a vehicle in a dangerous condition; six for having no valid MOT; one for having no valid insurance; and one for operating an overloaded vehicle.
In addition, 24 people were issued with warnings over various road traffic offences.
Officers from both the north-east and north divisions were involved in the safety drive on Wednesday.
Checkpoints were set up between Inverness and Aberdeen to tackle inappropriate driving behaviour, enforce legislation and educate motorists.
Officers were also called to attend three crash incidents as the operation was ongoing.
North-east road policing Inspector Neil Morrison said: "Police Scotland is committed to keeping people safe on our roads and ensuring motorists ensure their own safety as well as other road users.
"In addition to maintaining a daily presence on routes across the north of Scotland, road policing officers routinely carry out high-visibility operations like this to send out a clear message that robust action will be taken if you don’t use our roads safely.
"Thanks to Wednesday's action we were able to identify and detect a number of people committing offences and deal with them accordingly. Short-term, those offenders were charged or warned. However, long-term I hope it sends out a lasting warning that dangerous or inappropriate driving behaviour will not be tolerated on our roads."
