Västerbotten, results from traffic controls today.
13:38 A car is stopped and checked on E4 in Stöcksjö. The driver, a man in his 20s, lacks the necessary license to drive. He is suspected of driving without a license and of driving at a speed higher than allowed.
14:10 Everyone who passed the sobriety check on county road 814 in Sunnanå in Skellefteå was without any remarks. Approximately 20 drivers were checked.
16:21 In Malgomaj, Vilhelmina municipality, five fines were issued due to speeding offenses. The highest measured speed was 75 kilometers per hour on a 60 km/h stretch.
17:11 At a speed check on county road 1067 in Vojmsjölandet, Vilhelmina municipality, four fines were issued due to speeding offenses. The highest measured speed was 99 kilometers per hour on an 80 km/h stretch.
18:56 At the check conducted on county road 503/Sandaparken on Haga in Umeå, 16 fines were issued. The highest measured speed was 98 kilometers per hour on a 60 km/h stretch. In total, three driving licenses were confiscated at the check. A driver blew positively in the police's screening instrument and was required to follow for further sampling. The driver is suspected of driving under the influence.
19:28 On Morön in Skellefteå, a sobriety check was conducted and all who passed it were without any remarks.
Driving a car with alcohol or drugs in the body is one of the most common causes of serious accidents in traffic. Between June 16 and 22, the police therefore conduct extra sobriety checks.