More than 150 drivers have been arrested in a road safety operation across Cumbria.
Cumbria Police's month-long road safety operation, named Operation Spotlight, targeted the Fatal Four: speeding, using a mobile phone at the wheel, not wearing a seatbelt, and driving under the influence of drink and/or drugs.
The operation, led by the Roads Policing Unit, resulted in 159 arrests, including 75 for drug driving, 39 for drink driving, 26 for failing to provide a specimen, and 19 for being unfit through drink or drugs.
Officers also issued Traffic Offence Reports (TORs) to 28 drivers for the use of a mobile phone and 15 for failing to wear a seatbelt.
More than 2,400 speeding offences were recorded during the month.
Inspector Jack Stabler, lead for Cumbria's Roads Policing Unit, said: "Whilst the arrest figures for this operation will make headlines, I can assure the public that getting drink and drug drivers stopped and off the road is day business for our RPU officers.
"The operation may have come to an end but the efforts of officers to take action against dangerous drivers has not."
The figures from the operation show that officers are making far more drug driving arrests than drink driving arrests.
Inspector Stabler said: "Drugs tend to remain in the system for longer than alcohol – which means continued impairment and a decreased ability to react at the wheel.
"All our officers on the road are trained in administering drug wipes, which are helping us to improve road safety for all by empowering officers to identify impaired drivers and get them off the roads."
Cumbria's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, David Allen, said: "Operation Spotlight is just a snapshot of what the Roads Policing Team achieve throughout the year.
"Making 159 arrests in one month is an incredible achievement by Cumbria Police and sends a clear message to those who are breaking the law: if you are caught driving dangerously, or drive under the influence of drink or drugs you will be caught and face the consequences."
There will be a further national Operation Spotlight in July 2025.
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