Probation Department director-general Prasarn Mahaleetrakul said on Monday that the five days saw 3,460 motorists arrested and placed on probation across the country. Four of those cases involved reckless driving, the rest drunk driving. In all, there were 6,707 arrests, of which 97.5 per cent were for drunk driving. The remainder were for reckless driving (21 cases), street racing (two) and driving under the influence of narcotics (143), Prasarn said. Given one year’s probation, they must report four times to probation officials and do 24 hours of community service.

Source: The Nation Bangkok April 16, 2018 06:11 UTC