Drink driver arrested during Calderdale police force's Operation Hawmill

A drink driver was arrested during a dedicated Calderdale police operation tackling dangerous and irresponsible motorists.
By Ian Hirst
Published 30th Aug 2019, 11:09 BST

This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.

Operation Hawmill was relaunched in Calderdale after securing vital fundingOperation Hawmill was relaunched in Calderdale after securing vital funding
Operation Hawmill was relaunched in Calderdale after securing vital funding

The focus of Operation Hawmill was in the Brighouse and Rastrick wards.

Six drivers were dealt with for speeding while another five were stopped for failing to wear a seat belt.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

A warning was also issued to one driver for using their vehicle in an anti-social manner and another for using their mobile phone.

Operation Hawmill was relaunched in Calderdale after securing vital fundingOperation Hawmill was relaunched in Calderdale after securing vital funding
Operation Hawmill was relaunched in Calderdale after securing vital funding

One driver was found to be over the prescribed drink drive limit and was arrested by officers.

Vital funding was secured in August to continue Operation Hawmill that has seen more than 500 people prosecuted for the ‘fatal four offences’ in just over a year.

Operation Hawmill is targeted enforcement work by Calderdale Police to tackle dangerous driving and is funded by the Calderdale Safety Partnership.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad
Read More
Calderdale police prosecute more than 500 people as funds secured for tackling d...

T/Inspector Ben Doughty, co-chair of the Road Safety Delivery Group, said: “The public tell us time and time again that road safety is their number one concern in Calderdale.

“We are pleased to be able to introduce the speed indication devices to help tackle speeding in our communities, and at the same time, relaunch Operation Hawmill to target antisocial and dangerous driving.

“Despite an increased awareness, unfortunately we still see motorists on a weekly basis breaking the law and putting pedestrians, other road users and themselves in danger.

“The speed indication devices are an invaluable resource and will allow communities to prevent and detect speeding, and identify speeding hotspots for further enforcement action.”

Keep up-to-date with all the latest news and breaking incidents in Halifax by joining our dedicated Facebook group here.