St Helens Police have detected five drink and drug drivers since the start of October.

On 1 October, a 46-year-old man was detected in St Helens who was driving an unregistered vehicle with false number plates while unlicensed. He subsequently returned a reading of 0.079 per cent and was also charged with a minor drug offence.

On 3 October, a 31-year-old man was detected in St Helens who returned a positive result for methamphetamines on a roadside test.

On 6 October, an 18-year-old woman was detected in Scamander. She was a provisional driver who should not have had any alcohol in her system but returned a result of 0.055 per cent.

On 9 October, a 47-year-old man was detected in St Helens who was driving on a suspended licence. Following a roadside test, he also returned a positive reading for amphetamines.

Also on 9 October, a 35-year-old man was detected in St Helens who was also driving on a suspended licence. He returned a reading of 0.228 per cent, over four times the legal limit for licensed drivers.

Inspector Luke Manhood warned that police are actively targeting this sort of offending and could be operating anywhere and at any time. Alcohol and drug affected drivers put the safety of themselves and others in serious jeopardy and police will do everything we can to take them off the road.