Overview

• Argentina’s intensified weekend operations saw six drivers detained in Mendoza Province with readings often exceeding twice the legal limit, 17 positives from 350 checks in Granadero Baigorria and 102 sanctions from over 8,000 breath tests in Salta
• In Asturias, Avilés police conducted 761 breath tests uncovering 11 alcohol offenses alongside 101 saliva tests yielding 15 drug positives, while Bueu authorities recorded a 0.35 g/L result from a checkpoint evader and a separate case of combined alcohol and drug use
• Traffic chiefs in Galicia report alcohol and drugs contribute to 26% of crashes after intercepting more than 5,700 drivers over the limit and nearly 2,900 under drug influence in the first half of the year
• Following a July 18 fatal collision in Querétaro, local deputies introduced proposals for zero-tolerance BAC laws and doubling penalties for impaired or speeding motorists
• Authorities are pairing enforcement with designated-driver outreach and moving to lower Spain’s 1998-era blood-alcohol thresholds in a bid to reduce impairment-related accidents