Ten drivers arrested in police crackdown

Police said 23 people died in crashes on Cornwall's roads last year

Ten drivers have been arrested after a police crackdown in Cornwall aimed at improving road safety.

Devon and Cornwall Police carried out its campaign between 23 and 28 March to tackle "the so-called fatal five".

The force said five cars were seized as part of the operation and six drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drink or drugs.

It said three disqualified drivers were arrested, and another was arrested for possession of class A and class B drugs.

'Devastating'

Five mobile phone offences and 261 other traffic offences were included as part of the crackdown, police said.

Insp Tony Hannaford, from the alliance roads policing team, said 23 people died as a result of crashes in Cornwall last year.

"Each one of these collisions is a tragedy and will have been devastating for the family and friends of the people involved," he added.

The inspector said the fatal five included drink and drug driving, failure to wear seatbelts, distract driving and fitness to drive - such as poor eyesight.

Mr Hannaford said: "We would like to...remind drivers to take more care on the roads; to look out for other road users, and to consider how losing their driving licence would affect them, their employment, their family and their livelihood.

"Our aim is to keep everyone safe on our roads and we will continue to target motorists whose poor driving puts others at risk."