Reported drop in drink and drug driving offences in Kerry

The number of reported drink and drug driving offences in Kerry has dropped.

This is according to information released by the Central Statistics Office, relating to reported crimes in each garda division during the first quarter of the year.

During the period January-March, there were 25 drink driving and 14 drug driving offences reported in Kerry.

This represents a large decrease for drink driving, down by nearly half on 2020's first quarter total of 48.

However, the number of drug driving offences has dropped only marginally in recent years.