Five people die in accidents on federal highways in SC during the Easter weekend

Federal Highway Police/Disclosure

PRF caught 227 drunk drivers and 218 prohibited overtaking

The Federal Highway Police (PRF) ended Operation Semana Santa 2024 at midnight this Sunday, the 31st, which began at midnight on Thursday the 28th. In these four days, the PRF in Santa Catarina recorded 93 accidents, in which 102 people were injured. injured and five died.

Compared to the same holiday last year, there was a reduction in the number of accidents and injuries and stability in the number of deaths:

2023
Accidents: 105
Injured: 126
Dead: 5

2024
Accidents: 93
Injured: 102
Dead: 5

Four deaths were recorded on Thursday, two on BR-282 in Erval Velho and two on BR-101, in Içara and Laguna. The other death occurred this Sunday, after a head-on collision on BR-470 in Campos Novos.

PRF inspection caught 227 drivers driving under the influence of alcohol, 218 overtaking in prohibited areas, 42 using cell phones and 201 traveling above the maximum speed. In addition, 222 people were caught without seat belts and 38 children were traveling without a seat.

The PRF in SC seized 157 kilos of marijuana and 10 thousand packs of cigarettes smuggled from Paraguay.

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