Police to target criminal use of Cheshire’s roads

Cheshire Constabulary is supporting a national operation aimed at addressing the Fatal 5 and reducing criminality on the roads.

The policing operation will run from 1 – 28 April and focuses on the five key factors that contribute to the majority of serious and fatal road collisions: speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, distracted driving, not wearing seatbelts, and careless driving. 

Throughout the operation officers will be conducting roadside checks, enforcing speed limits, and taking action against road offenders in order to prevent collisions, protect lives, and hold offenders accountable. 

Officers will also be targeting offenders who are using the roads to conduct their criminal activities, including stopping uninsured drivers as research shows those engaged in criminality are statistically more likely to be uninsured. 

Inspector Brad Hughes, from Cheshire’s Roads and Crime Unit, said:

“In Cheshire we are dedicated to policing the roads all year round, however this operation gives us an opportunity to highlight and target these high-risk behaviours in order to educate road users, prevent collisions and make our roads safer.  

“For each person injured or killed on the roads there are friends, families or communities affected. I am encouraging the public to use the roads safely and not contribute to any unnecessary and preventable collisions.  

“My message to anyone who intends to use the county’s roads for their criminal activities – we will take action.”