Hyderabad, May 3 -- A total of 445 people were booked by Hyderabad Traffic Police for driving under the influence during a special drive conducted on May 1 and 2.

Out of these, 371 were two wheeler drivers, 2 were three wheeler drivers and 48 were four-wheeler and other vehicle drivers.

Most of the offenders had a blood alcohol level (BAC) of 51-100 (51-100 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood), with a total of 1173 cases booked. This was followed by 100 cases with BAC levels between 101-150 and 99 cases with 30-50 BAC.

Only eight cases booked had BAC levels above 300.

Reiterating their zero-tolerance policy towards drunk driving, police have said that such drives will continue in the future and have requested full cooperation from the p...