The Police are charging 20 motorists for drink driving offences on Feb. 26.
“They were arrested between July 2025 and February 2026 after failing breathalyser tests administered during Police enforcement checks,” the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said in a statement released on Wednesday.
No injuries to persons nor fatalities were reported in these offences.
The motorists are between the ages of between 21 and 52.
Seven of the motorists are facing additional charges of driving without due care and attention, leaving a vehicle in a position causing undue inconvenience to others, speeding and repeat drink driving offences.
One of the seven motorists is a repeat offender of drunk driving and if convicted, ”will serve a mandatory imprisonment sentence.”
The offence of driving while under the influence of alcohol under Section 67(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 carries “a fine ranging from $2,000 to $10,000, or an imprisonment term of up to 12 months, or both,” the statement added.
For repeat offenders, the offence carries a “fine ranging from $5,000 to $20,000, and a mandatory imprisonment term of up to two years,’ including the possibility of facing “disqualification from driving all classes of vehicles.”
SPF reported an increase in persons arrested for drink-driving in 2025.
The number of persons arrested for drink-driving increased by 5.4 per cent to 862 in the first half of 2025, from 818 in the first half of 2024, based on a report by SPF.
However, the number of drink-driving accidents and fatalities had decreased in 2025.
The number of drink-driving accidents decreased by 18.5 per cent to 75 in the first half of 2025, from 92 in the first half of 2024, according to the report.
“In the same period, the number of fatal drink-driving accidents decreased to four, from nine in the first half of 2024,” it added.
