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11% Increase In Incidents Of Drug Driving In The First Quarter Of This Year.

Wednesday, 26 May 2021 11:57

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

File image: An Garda Siochana

Kildare's Coroner is Head of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety.

Kildare's Coroner says there has been a "huge" increase in instances of drug-driving.

Prof. Denis Cusack is also head of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety.

The organisation says incidents of drug driving jumped by 11% in the first quarter of the year.

And there was a 37% rise in the number of blood and urine specimens submitted for drugs testing in 2020 compared with 2019.

Prof. Cusack, speaking to Kildare Today, says it can be a challenge keeping up with new kinds of drugs.

Prof. Cusack joined Clem Ryan on Wednesday's edition of the programme.

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