Police release details of people charged with drink and drug driving offences
And police have now released a list of those charged with the offences, including details about their age, gender, town or city the driver is from.
It is part of West Yorkshire Police’s new drink driving campaign, which is urging people to ‘dob in a drink or drug driver’.
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Hide AdIn 2014, police charged 183 people with drink and drug driving offences.
Officers arrested 35 people in Wakefield, 26 people in Kirklees and 12 people in Calderdale.
The most common age range of those charged was between 25 and 34-years-old.
Police also carried out 1,273 roadside breath tests during December last year.
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Hide AdInsp Joanne Field, of the roads policing unit, said: ‘‘Driving while under the influence of drink or drugs is always a significant danger, but at Christmas the risks are even more prevalent with darker nights, bad weather and sadly, more people taking the risk by drinking or using drugs and then getting behind the wheel.
“We are asking people to consider the real impact of those they see or know regularly drinks or uses drugs before driving and have made it easier than ever to ‘dob in a driver’.
“Each year we stop hundreds of people who are clearly not in a fit state to drive through drink or drugs.
“The 2015 campaign is about hammering home the message that on a daily basis people across West Yorkshire are risking their and other people’s lives and that drink or drug driving has extremely serious consequences.”
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Hide AdA conviction for driving while under the influence of drink and drugs will lead to a criminal record, a driving ban of at least a year and a fine up to £5,000.
To report a person call 101 or fill out an online form by logging onto www.westyorkshire.police.uk/DobInADriverForm.
Drivers charged with drink and drug driving offences in December last year:
Wednesday, 30 December
12.20am, Manse Way, Keighley
57-year-old man charged with failing to provide a specimen
02.02am, Godwin St, Bradford
45-year-old man charged with failing to provide a specimen
03:30am, Dewsbury Rd, Cleckheaton
27-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
04:25am, Parratt Row, Bradford
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5.20pm - Leylands Lane, Heaton
30-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
Tuesday, 29 December
00.50, Tynwald Drive, Moortown
51-year-old man charged for failing to provide a specimen
01.35, Burnley Street, Leeds
40-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
23.00, Salterhebble Hill, Halifax
23-year-old woman charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
Monday, 28 December
03.50, Wakefield Road, Bradford
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Sunday, 27 December
22.25, York Street, Leeds
34-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
23.40, Oakhurst Mount, Beeston, Leeds
48-year-old man charged with failing to provide a specimen
Saturday, 26 December
01.50, Dale Lane, South Elmsall
29-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
Friday, 25 December
01.38, Bywell Road, Dewsbury
22-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
03.28, Oxford Road, Leeds
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04.10, Westgate, Bradford
20-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
05.05, Park Street, Leeds
35-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
09.50, The Poplars, Knottingley
23-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
15.00, Huddersfield Road, Mirfield
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19.04, Rydale Drive, Dalton, Huddersfield
28-year-old woman charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
Thursday, 24 December
00.00, High Street, Yeadon
26-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
00.55, Woodhead Road, Holmfirth
17-year-old male charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
01.12, Heights Lane, Eldwick, Bingley
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14.15, Headlands Road, Liversedge
45-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
19.24, Harrogate Road, Harewood, Leeds
31-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
21.19, Otley Road, Leeds
29-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
23.08, Manor Road, Ossett
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Wednesday, 23 December
03.50, Beck Side, Keighley
23-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
04.40, Leeds Road, Glasshoughton
39-year-old woman charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
04.50, Ridgefield Street, Castleford
33-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
07.23, Horbury Road, Wakefield
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16.05, Waggon Lane, Upton, Pontefract
57-year-old man charged with driving while over the prescribed limit
18.20, Whitehall Road, Cleckheaton
23-year-old man charged with failing to provide a specimen
Tuesday, 22 December
00.55, Sharp Lane, Middleton
38-year-old man charged with being over the prescribed limit
11.20, Longwood Gate, Huddersfield
26-year-old woman charged with being over the prescribed limit
19.37, Albert Street, Lockwood
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22.05, Burley Place, Leeds
18-year-old woman charged with being over the prescribed limit
Monday, 21 December
02.08, Roseville Road, Harehills
43-year-old man charged for failing to provide a specimen
03.50, Rowantree Drive, Bradford
21-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
04.45, Roundhay Road, Leeds
39-year-old man charged for failing to provide a specimen
22.25, Halifax Road, Shelf
70-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
22.58, Kirkstall Road, Burley
31-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
Sunday, 20 December
00.35, Woodhead Road, Berry Brow
20-year-old man charged for failing to provide specimen
01.48, Thornbury Avenue, West Park, Leeds
25-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
05.40, Harehills Road, Leeds
35-year-old man charged for failing to provide a specimen
19.15, Junction 2, M621, Leeds
45-year-old man charged for being over the prescibed limit
21.25, Westgate, Cleckheaton
42-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
21.40, The Green, Thurstonland, Huddersfield
47-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
23.00, Wakefield Road, Wakefield
31-year-old woman charged for being over the prescribed limit
23.04, Highgate Road, Bradford
37-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
Saturday, 19 December
01.00, Hansby Avenue, Seacroft
32-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
01.25, Sutherland Mount, Burmantofts
28-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
02.28, Armley Road, Leeds
30-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
03.10, Wakefield Road, Aspley, Huddersfield
41-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
03.32, Glebe Street, Marsh, Huddersfield
24-year-old woman charged for being over the prescribed limit
05.25, Worthington Street, Bradford
28-year-old man charged for failing to provide a specimen
05.25, Worthington Court, Bradford
30-year-old man charged for failing to provide a specimen
05.50, Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton
20-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
08.48, Halifax Road, Edgerton, Huddersfield
50-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
10.06, Wakefield Road, Copley, Halifax
45-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
17.10, Church Lane, Thornhill, Dewsbury
35-year-old woman charged for failing to provide a specimen
18.00, Moorside, Holbeck, Leeds
65-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
23.30, Harrogate Road, Bramhope, Leeds
31-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
23.45, Green Road, Lupset, Wakefield
39-year-old man charged for failing to provide specimen
Friday, 18 December
00.15, Cookridge Drive, Cookridge, Leeds
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02.45, Canal Road, Bradford
33-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
03.41, Wooler Avenune, Leeds
28-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
14.20, Idle Road, Bradford
55-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
20.15, Bradford Road, Wakefield
44-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
22.20, Hindley Road, Liversedge
63-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
22.40, Whitehouse Lane, Yeadon
46-year-old woman charged for being in charge of a vehicle whilst unfit through drink
23.35, Owlet Road, Shipley
35-year-old man charged for failing to provide a specimen
Thursday, 17 December
15:06, Cross Gates Avenue, Leeds
28-year-old man charged with driving over the prescribed limit
Wednesday, 16 December
01.00, Selby Road, Leeds
30-year-old man charged with driving over prescribed limit
04:50, Valley Road, Bradford
44-year-old man charged with driving over the prescribed limit
22.50, Harrogate Road, Moortown, Leeds
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Tuesday, 15 December
03.51, Leeds Road, Thackley, Bradford
22-year-old man charged with failing to provide a specimen
13.20, Woodhead Road, Honley
35-year-old woman charged with driving over prescribed limit
Monday, 14 December
03.10, Trooper Lane, Siddal
26-year-old man charged with being over the prescribed limit.
Friday, 11 December
04.40, West Royd Avenue, Shipley
38-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
19.44, Jer Lane, Bradford
42-year-old woman charged for being over the prescribed limit
20.12, Broad Lane, Bramley
29-year-old man charged with failing to provide a specimen
20.30, Roseville Road, Leeds
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22.05, Junction 26 M62
50-year-old woman charged with being over the prescribed limit
Thursday, 10 December
02.40, Alder Street, Fartown
19-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
Wednesday, 9 December
03.03, Bradford Road, Menston, Leeds
26-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
04.26, Holly Approach, Ossett
54-year-old woman charged for being over the prescribed limit
08.49, Alder Street, Fartown, Huddersfield
19-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
18.31, Victoria Road, Eccleshill, Bradford
31-year-old man charged for failing to provide a specimen
Tuesday, 8 December
13.29, Armitage Road, Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield
49-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
Monday 7 December
01.38, Stonemill Court, Leeds
33-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
Friday 4 December
23.45, Sun Lane, Wakefield
40-year-old man charged for being over the prescribed limit
Thursday 3 December
11.13am, Hollywell Lane, Castleford
43-year-old man from Leeds charged for being over the prescribed limit.
Wednesday 2 December
11.36am, Elland Road, Beeston
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1.25pm Abeford Road, Garforth
37-year-old man from Sherburn in Elmet charged for being over the prescribed limit.
Tuesday 1 December
8.46pm, Lower Wortley, Leeds
29 year old man from Leeds charged for failing to provide a specimen