Courts put nearly 4,000 people on probation during New Year holiday

BANGKOK, Jan 3 (TNA) – Courts have sentenced about 4,000 people to probation during the New Year holiday and nearly 90% of them were drunk drivers. Thawatchai Thaikheo, deputy permanent secretary for justice, said the 3,936 probation cases happened from Dec 28 to Jan 2. Of them 3,515 cases or 89.30% concerned drink-driving and 44 cases or 1.11% were reckless driving. The highest number of drink driving cases, 361, was reported in Surin province, followed by 288 such cases in Bangkok. All people on probation must report to probation officials and do community services including taking care of people injured in traffic accidents and victims of drunk driving, Mr Thawatchai said. (TNA)