Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 3 (Reporter Ren Qinqin) The Lantern Festival is approaching, and the public security and traffic control departments across the country will continue to carry out centralized and unified actions to rectify drunk driving and strictly investigate illegal and criminal acts of drunk driving.

  The reporter learned from the Ministry of Public Security on the 3rd that since the Spring Festival, the national public security and traffic control departments have strictly investigated the illegal and criminal acts of drunk driving, but there are still some drivers who take chances and drive after drinking, causing disasters.

  At about 18:16 on January 22 (the first day of the first lunar month), Zhang Moumou drove a passenger car drunk (blood alcohol content 187 mg/100 ml) along the X038 line in Lu'an City, Anhui Province to the west of Bailian Township, Huoqiu County. When the Hecun Maqiao team collided with pedestrians on the side of the road, three pedestrians were killed.

  At about 2:18 on January 25 (the fourth day of the first lunar month), Cheng XX was drunk driving (blood alcohol content 179 mg/100 ml) in a passenger car (6 people were verified, 4 people were actually loaded), along the territory of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. When the Xiren Line was driving to the Qingyanghe Village section, it collided with the guardrail on the east side of the road and the trees on the west side of the road, causing the vehicle to catch fire and killing all 4 people in the vehicle.

  At about 1:46 on January 27 (the sixth day of the first lunar month), Zhang drove a passenger car drunk (with a blood alcohol content of 187 mg/100 ml) (with 4 people on board and 3 people on board), along the 210th Street in Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province. When the national highway was driving to 1026 kilometers plus 238 meters, it collided with a heavy-duty semi-trailer driving in the same direction ahead, resulting in the death of all 3 people on the passenger car.

  The Lantern Festival is approaching, visiting relatives and friends, dinner parties are still frequent, and the risk of drunk driving and accidents is still prominent.

The Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security reminds that drunk driving is harmful to others and yourself. For the safety of yourself and others and the happiness of your family, please consciously "drive without drinking, and drink without driving". Resist drunk driving and drunk driving, don't take chances and break the law knowingly.

(Xinhuanet)