PSP in Vila Franca de Xira detains five drivers for traffic offences in three days
Five drivers aged between 21 and 42 were detained between 29 and 31 August for traffic offences in Vila Franca de Xira, including driving without a licence and under the influence of alcohol.
Five detained in Vila Franca de Xira for serious traffic code violations
Patrols from the PSP division in Vila Franca de Xira detained five drivers between 29 and 31 August for traffic offences, according to Correio da Manhã. The accused are aged between 21 and 42 years.
According to a PSP statement, two of those detained were driving without a licence and a third was caught with a forged version of the same document. The remaining two were intercepted for driving with a blood alcohol level deemed criminal.
The two drivers caught while intoxicated, aged 28 and 42, recorded 1.70 g/l and 1.36 g/l of alcohol in their blood respectively—levels above the threshold from which driving constitutes a criminal offence in Portugal.
Source: Correio da Manhã