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THERE was a 10% rise in drink-driving cases last year on 2016 figures and young male drivers are still the biggest offenders, according to figures from the Kerry Garda Division.
The statistics were given by Garda Chief Superintendent Tom Myers at the meeting of the Joint Policing Committee on Friday. There were 297 drink-driving offences, up 10% from 2016 (269). Driving under the influence of drug offences also rose, from 12 to 15.
Male drivers between the ages of 16 and 40 accounted for 134 of the drink-driving offences. Women made up just 36 of the total.
There were eight fatalities in road collisions during 2017. Three cyclists, one motorcyclist, two drivers, one passenger and one pedestrian died on the roads.
