28,000 traffic violations issued in two weeks

Security campaigns carried out by the General Directorate of Traffic last week resulted in the issuance of 28,890 traffic violations, the apprehension of 25 reckless drivers, and the referral of 241 vehicles and two motorcycles to the impound lot, as well as the referral of eight juveniles to the Juvenile Court after they were caught driving without valid licenses.

Colonel Fahd Al-Eisa, Director of Traffic Awareness at the General Directorate of Traffic, said in a press statement that patrols from the traffic management departments in the six governorates, in addition to the traffic operations department patrols and the traffic criminal investigation department patrols, issued 28,890 various traffic violations. This also included the apprehension of eight juveniles driving without valid licenses, and the seizure of 241 vehicles and two motorcycles.

Al-Eisa added that the General Directorate of Traffic patrols dealt with 3,030 diverse traffic reports during the past week, including 1,315 collision accidents and 182 collision accidents involving injuries.

He noted that General Directorate of Traffic patrol officers referred 29 wanted individuals to authorities, with their security charges ranging from absconding to arrest warrants. He pointed out that traffic patrol officers also apprehended 35 foreigners for expired residency permits, in addition to detaining five individuals lacking official identification.

He emphasized that during the security campaigns, traffic officers seized 28 vehicles wanted by security and judicial authorities, as well as five individuals exhibiting abnormal behavior, who were referred to the General Directorate of Combating Narcotics.

He clarified that patrols from the General Directorate of Emergency Police also conducted several field security campaigns and security deployments across various governorates, resulting in the apprehension of 102 wanted individuals, with their security charges ranging from criminal arrest warrants to absconding, in addition to detaining 90 individuals for expired residency permits.

Al-Eisa noted that Emergency Police patrol officers issued 1,349 various traffic violations during the security campaigns, referred five vehicles with traffic violations to the General Directorate of Traffic’s impound lot, and dealt with 107 traffic accidents. He also mentioned the seizure of 12 vehicles for committing serious violations, adding that Emergency Police patrols provided assistance in 878 cases.

He stated that during the past week, Emergency Police patrols conducted 1,936 security operations, which varied between apprehending wanted individuals, providing humanitarian aid in emergency cases, and dealing with traffic accidents.

Al-Eisa said that Emergency Police patrol officers, through security deployments, apprehended 15 cases of drug or intoxicant use, and seven cases of suspected abnormal behavior, referring them to the General Directorate of Combating Narcotics. He pointed out that the General Directorate of Emergency Police referred all apprehended individuals to the General Directorate of Combating Narcotics.

He clarified that Emergency Police patrol officers seized 13 vehicles wanted by security and judicial authorities, in addition to detaining 36 individuals lacking identification documents.