Police arrest 21 in dangerous driving crackdown

Police recorded 84 speeding offences, including six drivers travelling at more than 97mph

Police have arrested 21 people in an operation targeting dangerous driving in Devon and Cornwall.

Operation Vortex officers stopped 231 vehicles and arrests included two men suspected of stealing three motorcycles.

Officers said they detected 84 speeding offences - including six at more than 97mph - and 1,580 caught on camera.

PC Richie Roome, from the Alliance Roads Policing Team, said the force was "committed to removing dangerous drivers from our roads" after a series of fatal crashes.

Other offences included:

• 42 vehicles being driven without valid insurance and/or MOT

• 24 mobile phone offences

• Four motorists driving while disqualified

• Four drivers not wearing a seatbelt

• 15 drivers under the influence of drink or drugs

• 12 motorists driving without due care

'Removing dangerous drivers'

PC Roome said the operation "targets aspects of dangerous driving that puts others at risk".

"This includes the 'fatal five' - careless driving, drink and drug-driving, failing to wear seatbelts, distracted driving such as using a mobile phone or tablet at the wheel, and speeding, which all play a big part in the collisions we see in our force area," he said.

"In recent weeks, we've sadly seen an increase in people killed and seriously injured on our roads across the counties.

"We hope that the results of this operation reassure our communities that we're committed to removing dangerous drivers from our roads and keeping people safe."