THE Christmas and New Year drink-driving crackdown saw 906 motorists breath-tested by one of the region's police forces.
Figures released yesterday by North Yorkshire Police showed that of those people, 56 tested positive, refused or failed - a ratio of about one in every 18.
Some 312 of those tests were carried out after collisions - and almost 100 of those accidents resulted in injuries.
"Fifty-six positive, refused or failed tests may not seem many, considering the hundreds of thousands of vehicles that used the county's roads over the fortnight - but it is still 56 too many," said a police spokesman yesterday.
"We are disappointed that, despite widespread public knowledge and a rigorous police campaign, there is still a hardcore minority of drivers who feel no sense of responsibility for other people's safety and welfare.
"This is a year-round issue for us."
Other forces are due to release their seasonal drink- drive figures later this week.
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