Dornbirn checks find one drunk and three drug-impaired drivers

Police found one driver with alcohol in their system and three impaired by drugs during a targeted traffic operation in the Dornbirn district on Friday evening, ORF reported.

Officers carried out about 118 breath tests, one of which was positive. A police physician determined that three drivers were impaired by drugs; two will be reported to the Feldkirch public prosecutor’s office for drug offences.

Three drivers had their licences taken away at the scene. Police also issued 33 on-the-spot fines and filed 11 further reports with the Dornbirn district authority for other traffic offences.

Twelve officers took part, from several Vorarlberg police stations, the state traffic department and the St Gallen cantonal police. The operation focused on alcohol and drugs in traffic, as well as the technical condition of vehicles. It took place on the evening of the Martinimarkt, a market in central Dornbirn.