A total of 215 drivers were sent to court and convicted in 2021 by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) in Eastern Region over traffic offenses.
The traffic offenses include; drunk driving, overloading, over speeding, driving without a helmet, driving with fake licenses and documents, driving without a license, and many others.
At the end of 2021, five drivers were sent to court and jailed and others were fined by the court to the tune of GH¢153,040.00 while seven other drivers were discharged and a total number of cases were sent to court were 284.
Statistics available from the police MTTD to mybrytfmonline.com indicate that 60 drivers in the Eastern Region are currently under investigation and 52 others are awaiting trials.
Total motor traffic cases Reported in 2021 were 345 of which 46 of them were drivers who were driving with expired documents, 40 were driving without a license and twelve were arrested for over speeding.
The MTTD Report revealed that four drivers were arrested for overloading, two were drunk while driving, six were using worn-out tyres and other cases were 234.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kofi Atakora
