HYDERABAD: A total of 13 motorists, who were found driving under influence of alcohol and without driving license in Cyberabad police jurisdiction were sentenced to undergo imprisonment ranging from one day to 13 days.
The motorist sentenced to 13 days had the highest blood alcohol content (BAC) among the cases disposed of by the local court. BAC reading was a shocking 408, against the permitted 30 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood.
Apart from sending drunk drivers to jail, the court imposed hefty penalties. Among the 13 jailed, eight of them were caught under the Balanagar traffic police station limits, two were fined Rs 20,000 each, while one has to cough up Rs 15,000. A DCM van driver, has to pay Rs 12,000 and the rest have to pay Rs 10,000 each apart from their jail terms. Five persons got two days each, while another five got one day each. One got four days, another three days and the motorcyclist with 408 BAC got 13 days.
“Of the 13 imprisoned, nine were motorcyclists, with most of them having high BAC readings,” an official said. Out of 173 cases which were disposed, 130 were of drunk driving.