BANGKOK, 23rd December 2017 (NNT) – The StopDrink Network has called on the Public Health Ministry to conduct blood alcohol concentration (BAC) testing on everyone involved in road accidents.

Thirty members of the StopDrink Network traveled to the Ministry of Public Health and submitted a petition with the Permanent Secretary for Public Health M.D. Sophon Mekthon, asking the ministry to issue a regulation requiring everyone involved in a road accident to undergo a BAC test to determine the alcohol level in their blood.

Backing the petition, the minister said such a regulation would significantly reduce the number of road fatalities and would provide sufficient evidence for prosecutors to pursue legal action against drunk drivers.

Those convicted of drunk driving are subject to 10 years in prison or a fine of no more than 200,000 baht, or both.

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