[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 130 - Road safety statistics [6532/13]. (07 Feb 2013)
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130. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received the report from An Garda Siochána that he sought in September 2012 with figures on the number of drivers involved in serious road traffic collisions in 2012; the number of those who were tested for alcohol; the number who were not tested and the reasons for not testing either at the scene, in the Garda station or in the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6532/13]
Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): As I indicated in my response to the Deputy on 13 January, to be of assistance, I have sought and received a full year set of figures for 2012 insofar as the Deputy's query is concerned. I am informed by the Garda authorities that between 1 January, 2012 and 31 December, 2012, there were 208 drivers recorded as being involved in a fatal collision and 403 in a serious injury collision. The following table illustrates the number of drivers who provided a preliminary breath sample at the scene of a fatal or serious injury collision during that period.
Fatal Collision
|
Serious Injury Collision
|
|
Total no. drivers
|
208
|
403
|
Total no. drivers provided a preliminary breath sample at collision scene
|
80
|
144
|
Fatal Collision |
Serious Injury Collision |
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Driver deceased
|
74
|
-
|
|
Driver taken to hospital
|
35
|
136
|
|
Garda opinion - testing not required
|
9
|
52
|
|
Medical grounds
|
4
|
36
|
|
Insufficient time / Collision reported at Garda station
|
2
|
5
|
|
Serious injury of driver
|
1
|
12
|
|
Hit and run collision
|
1
|
6
|
|
Gardaí unable to ascertain driver identity
|
1
|
0
|
|
Sample to be taken at hospital
|
1
|
4
|
|
Sample to be taken at Garda station
|
0
|
3
|
|
No screening device available within allowed time (1 hour)
|
0
|
3
|
|
Scene of collision not a public place
|
0
|
1
|
|
Collision not investigated at scene
|
0
|
1
|
|
Total no. drivers who did not provide a preliminary breath sample at collision scene
|
128
|
259
|
|
Unrevised
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