Leicestershire Police: Fatal Four Offences Surge

0:00Hey, it's Corey with Lester News today, your city, your news every day. Lester Shire Police are alarmed by a disturbingly high number of drivers committing serious road offenses. They highlighted the fatal 4, drink or drug driving, speeding, not wearing seat belts and using mobile phones. In 2025, nearly 70,000 drivers got notices of intended prosecution, with over 29,000 static speed cameras, about 11,600 from average speed cameras, and 6,720 for running red lights, nearly 40,000 chose education courses instead of court. Drug driving has become a major problem, with arrests nearly matching the 100 monthly drink driving cases. Speeding and seat belt offenses remain big issues, and mobile phone use is just the start of distraction problems. Police caught 439 drivers on phones, but say more enforcement is needed. After a recent county council meeting, officers shared these concerns and stressed the challenges.

1:00Despite better compliance on speeding, deaths and serious injuries aren't dropping. They noted it's tough to police spontaneous car cruising meets, where drivers scatter quickly. Police are also targeting illegal e-scooters, seizing and destroying 500 to 600 this year. Modified e-bikes hitting 30 to 40 miles per hour are drawn complaints too. To fight back, they bought new devices for retrospective car cruising enforcement. Looking ahead, officials want to use AI to detect seat belt and phone offenses automatically. They say sticking to old methods won't cut it, so new tech could make a real difference on the roads. This story is shared with support from our sponsor. Lay back, press play, let the pillow do the rest. Now meets comfort, S-O-L-L-I-S-O-L-L-Pillow.com. .