Over the past 24 hours, police officers at various locations across the country arrested 12 drivers for committing the criminal offence of “reckless driving of a motor vehicle” under Article 297-a of the Criminal Code.
Of these, seven were driving without having passed a driving test: L.P. (18) and I.R. (25), both from Skopje; F.B. (32) and E.I. (21), both from the village of Studeničani, Skopje area; F.B. (38) from the village of Peshtalevo, Dolneni Municipality; D.M. (26) from Prilep; and F.Lj. (22) from the village of Çegranë, Gostivar area.
I.T. (33) from the village of Razlovci, Delčevo area, and F.F. (25) and I.H. (36), both from the village of Plasnica, Makedonski Brod Municipality, were driving despite having an active driving ban.
Meanwhile, M.J. (31) from the village of Zelenikovo, Skopje area, and B.O. (32) from the village of Dobroshte, Tearce Municipality, were driving under the influence of alcohol. The latter was driving in the opposite direction on the Gostivar–Tetovo road.
Following the full documentation of the cases, appropriate criminal charges will be filed.
We appeal to all road users to respect traffic rules and regulations, not to drive without having passed a driving test, while subject to a driving ban, or under the influence of alcohol, and to work together to contribute to safer traffic.