Young people are drinking and driving more often
Almost a quarter of all drink drive offenders and victims in London are aged 17 to 24
More young people are drinking and driving, police said today.
Scotland Yard revealed almost a quarter of all offenders and casualties in London were aged between 17 and 24.
An investigation by BBC Radio One's Newsbeat revealed the figures were mirrored across England and Wales.
Scotland Yard's Superintendent Dave Page said: "About a quarter of all arrests are people between 17 and 24, which is obviously very worrying."
Sergeant Ivan Stafford, of Leicestershire police, said: "They're the majority of the casualties, they're the majority of the offenders.
"The numbers of people being killed in a drink-related accident have increased dramatically. And they're killing themselves, they're mutilating themselves, which is such a tragic waste of life."
