Number of passengers being killed in single vehicle crashes on the rise
That's according to a Road Safety Authority report which found that between 2008 and 2012 Cork had the highest number of road fatalities involving alcohol in the country.
The number of passengers being killed in single vehicle crashes is on the rise.
That's according to a Road Safety Authority report which found that between 2008 and 2012 Cork had the highest number of road fatalities involving alcohol in the country.
The report also found that younger people are getting into cars with a drivers who has been drinking..
12 people have lost their lives on Cork roads so far this year and speaking to RedFM News Maggie Martin of the RSA has this message for those considering getting into a car with someone who has been drinking:
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