415 Drunk Drivers To
Jail After Palmares
Aside from the Zapote in San José at the end
of December, Palmares is the place to be in
Janauary, as the first big festival of the
year attracts hundreds of thousands of
visitors from all over the country and some
from outside as well.
However, the Palmares Festival is also a
magnet for drunk drivers. And for the
Policía de Tránsito have been hard at work
to stop the practice of drinking and
driving, that for many Costa Ricans, is
almost a tradition.
This year the Policía de Tránsito report
detaining 415 drivers who insisted on having
one or more too many before getting behind
the wheel of their vehicle.
Germán Marín, director of the Policía de
Tránsito, said the drivers were taken to the
jail cells of the Ministerio Público and
their vehicles confiscated.
Marín said the majority of the drunk drivers
were intercepted at the various spot checks
set up around Palmares, while some others
detected by the watchful eyes of the traffic
officials.
In addition to the drunk drivers, Marín said
that a number of drivers were fined for not
having their drivers license or vehicle
registration on hand, while others fined for
not wearing their seatbelts and speeding.
The director did not provide the number of
drivers fined, only to say that the firm
hand and zero tolerance will continue until
January 25, the last day of the Palmares
Festival and that between 120 and 200 of his
officers are on duty around the clock.
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