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Britain's battle with the booze behind the wheel
Blackpool Gazette
|August 07, 2025
Drink-drive deaths in Britain have risen by 7% in 10 years, figures show.
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Department for Transport statistics reveal an estimated 260 people died in crashes in 2023 in which a driver was over the alcohol limit.
That represented a 14% reduction on the previous 12 months, but a 7% increase from 2013.
Some 16% of road deaths in 2023 involved drink-driving.
Nicholas Lyes, director of policy and standards at road safety charity IAM RoadSmart, said: "Drink-driving can have devastating consequences.
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