Thomas P. Broughan
Question:323. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 509 of 4 February 2014, if the report referred to in the reply is now to hand. [20271/14]
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that between 1 January, 2013 and 31 December, 2013, there were 249 drivers recorded as being involved in a fatal collision and 424 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 |
249 |
424 |
|
Total no. drivers provided a preliminary breath sample at collision scene |
88 |
194 |
|
Drivers subsequently tested in hospital or at station |
17 |
42 |
I am further informed that analysis of incidents recorded show that 144 drivers involved in a fatal collision and 188 drivers involved in a serious injury collision were not tested at the roadside for a number of reasons. The following table sets out the principal reasons a preliminary breath sample was not taken at the roadside at the scene of a fatal or serious injury during the period 1 January, 2013 and 31 December, 2013. It should be noted that the figures provided are provisional, operational and liable to change.
|
Reasons for not testing the driver |
Fatal Injury |
Serious Injury |
|
Driver Deceased |
91 |
|
|
Driver gone to hospital |
24 |
81 |
|
Driver gone from hospital |
2 |
12 |
|
Medical Grounds |
11 |
38 |
|
Medical Grounds - Doctor refusal (section 14(3)) |
4 |
6 |
|
Medical Grounds - Insufficient time |
2 |
|
|
Garda Opinion - testing not required |
3 |
15 |
|
Hit and Run |
1 |
4 |
|
Serious Injury |
3 |
|
|
Driver Arrested |
1 |
|
|
Driver not known |
2 |
|
|
No screening device - 1 hour |
1 |
2 |
|
No Garda Requirement - 3 hours |
1 |
|
|
Reported at Station - insufficient time 3 hours |
1 |
|
|
Not investigated at scene - insufficient time 3 hours |
1 |
|
|
Collision not in a public place |
1 |
|
|
Other |
5 |
20 |
|
Total |
144 |
188 |