
Tirana Traffic Police have criminally prosecuted 3 people who were filmed blocking the Tirana-Durres highway as they were driving in a convoy of cars.
"After the publication of a video on social networks, which showed this illegal behavior on the "Tirana-Durrës" highway, immediate measures were taken, such as the prosecution of 3 of the citizens who appear in the video, for the criminal offense of "Obstructing the movement of means of transport", as well as the seizure of the vehicles they were driving and the relevant administrative measures according to the road code. Actions continue to bring to justice all the perpetrators of this illegal behavior that caused chaos in traffic and became an obstacle for other road users", said the police.
The prosecution is just one of thousands of measures taken over the weekend for traffic violators.
Police Notification
The focus of the special measures plans, undertaken last week and over the weekend, were the identification and punishment of drivers under the influence of alcohol, who use a mobile phone and/or do not wear a seat belt/protective helmet.
As a result of constant monitoring, during this period 32 citizens were arrested/criminally prosecuted, 48 vehicles were blocked and 13,522 administrative measures were imposed, including:
- 8818, for stopping and wrongful standing;
- 1243, for failure to wear a protective helmet by drivers of motor vehicles;
- 602, for not wearing a seat belt;
- 487, for using the phone while driving;
- 66, for wrong passage in the deceleration lane;
- 26, for driving under the influence of alcohol.
In this context, after the publication of a video on social networks, which showed this illegal behavior on the "Tirana-Durrës" highway, immediate measures were taken, such as the prosecution of 3 of the citizens who appear in the video, for the criminal offense of "Obstructing the circulation of means of transport", as well as the seizure of the vehicles they were driving and the relevant administrative measures according to the road code. Actions continue to bring to justice all the authors of this illegal behavior that caused chaos in traffic and became an obstacle for other road users.
Also, daily verification and checks of public transport vehicles and those transporting students continue, to prevent and immediately ascertain violations that may jeopardize the safety of passengers;
The Traffic Police continues to monitor, on the ground and in the digital space, cases of traffic congestion on highways and/or high-traffic axes, with convoys of vehicles circulating for festive events.
The Tirana Traffic Police continuously appeals to all road users to show maximum caution and rigorously respect the traffic rules. Citizens are invited to report any violation of traffic rules to the toll-free number 112.