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# Over 90 arrests in summer road safety campaign
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/over-90-arrests-in-summer-road-safety-campaign/
- Published: 2024-08-30T15:48:32.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:36:50.000Z
- Description: Suffolk Police made 92 arrests during July as part of a month-long campaign targeting the "fatal four" driving offences.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Crime, #article, Suffolk Police & Crime Commissioner, Suffolk Constabulary, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**The big picture:** The operation focused on drink/drug driving, mobile phone use, speeding and not wearing seatbelts, and coincided with the UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament.

**Why it matters:** July typically sees a 20% increase in road deaths and serious injuries compared to the yearly average, according to 2018-2022 data.

**By the numbers:**

- 92 arrests in total, 67 arrests for drink or drug driving
- 84 drivers caught using mobile phones
- 46 people not wearing seatbelts
- 4,514 speeding offences detected

**What they're saying:** Talking about the results, Inspector Gary Miller of the Joint Norfolk and Suffolk Roads & Armed Policing Team said of those caught that "their actions could have had devastating consequences."

Tim Passmore, Suffolk's Police & Crime Commissioner, called the results "disappointing" and "disturbing", adding: "I find it incredible that despite all the publicity and the extra enforcement, people are still not heeding the message."

**What's next:** Suffolk Police say they will continue to run similar campaigns to educate road users about the risks of dangerous driving behaviours.

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