{"id":974,"date":"2026-11-01T06:52:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T06:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/?p=974"},"modified":"2026-11-01T07:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T07:44:16","slug":"ntsa-arrests-12-drivers-in-meru-during-night-time-road-safety-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/?p=974","title":{"rendered":"NTSA arrests 12 drivers in Meru during night-time road safety operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_0196.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_0196.jpeg 827w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_0196-300x160.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_0196-768x410.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>NTSA officers conduct a road safety inspection during a night operation.\u00a0<\/em><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has arrested 12 drivers and impounded their vehicles following a night-time road safety operation in Meru County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operation, conducted in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies, targeted motorists suspected of violating traffic regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to NTSA, eight of the arrested drivers were found to be driving under the influence of alcohol, while another motorist reportedly refused to provide a breath specimen for testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authority revealed that some of the recorded alcohol levels were significantly above the legal limit of 0.35 milligrams per litre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The highest reading recorded during the operation was 1.483 milligrams per litre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NTSA warned that driving under the influence of alcohol puts the lives of motorists, passengers and other road users at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operation forms part of the authority&#8217;s wider road safety enforcement campaign, which includes vehicle inspections, checks on driver documentation and efforts to address dangerous driving practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authority has urged motorists to comply with traffic regulations and avoid driving after consuming alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has arrested 12 drivers and impounded their vehicles&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=974"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":976,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974\/revisions\/976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}