"Shouldn’t have been on the road, let alone failing a breath test."
The PSNI have released statistics taken from their extensive winter anti-drink drive operation.
In good news, the overall percentage of people caught driving under the influence decreased by 10.6%.
Over 11,000 people were tested during the period resulting in 322 arrests.
This included the youngest offender of those caught, a person just 14-years-old.
Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd said: “At 14 years of age, the youngest person detected shouldn’t have been on the road - let alone failing a breath test."
"This individual is being dealt with for a number of motoring offences, including Taking and Driving Away. The oldest person detected was 83 years of age. Females accounted for 72 of the 322 arrests, compared with 49 females arrested out of a total of 360 during the previous campaign."
The PSNI also disclosed details of the various offences that occurred on the roads over the Christmas period.
“One person was detected at over four times the drink drive limit, with a reading of 153 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millimetres of breath - the legal limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath," added Todd.
