Carabinieri of the Poggio Mirteto company reported five people at liberty to the Public Prosecutor of Rieti after evening and night checks over the weekend into Monday morning.[1] The checks were part of the Rieti Provincial Command’s road-traffic monitoring to prevent dangerous driving linked to alcohol and drug use.[1]
On S.R. 313, officers stopped a 20-year-old driver whose breath test was well over the legal alcohol limit, reporting him under Article 186(2)(c) of the Highway Code and withdrawing his licence while seizing the vehicle.[1] On State Road 3 Flaminia, officers checked an 18-year-old driver whose preliminary tests indicated drug-related impairment, reporting him under Article 187(8) and withdrawing his licence.[1] On S.S. 4 Salaria, a 40-year-old driver showed drug-use symptoms and a search found 0.35 grams of cocaine on him, leading to a drug-driving referral, licence withdrawal, vehicle seizure and a personal-use report to the prefecture.[1] On S.R. 313 Ternana, a 29-year-old local driver who was weaving and clearly drunk had about 15 grams of hashish found in his vehicle, which officers seized, and he was reported with his licence withdrawn.[1] On S.R. 657 Sabina, a 50-year-old local driver stopped for speeding failed a roadside alcohol test and was found with 1 gram of cocaine and 2.5 grams of hashish, leading to a drink-driving report, licence withdrawal and a prefecture referral.[1]
The operation covered roads across Rieti province with evening and night checks intended to raise road-safety standards against alcohol- and drug-related dangerous driving.[1] The criminal proceedings were still in the preliminary-investigation phase, with any criminal liability to be assessed by the judicial authority.[2]
