Seasonal warning as traffic deaths fall

Panama traffic accidents this year are down with 72 fewer deaths than 2017 said commissioner Ismael Herrera, head of National Traffic Operations Directorate (DNOT) on  Friday, December 20

In 2018 there were 46,000 accidents, 3,000,less than in 2019

Some  334 victims have been registered in 354 days numbers that were not reported for some years, as the tendency was for the victims to exceed the number of days.

But he warns that, in the last days of the year, there is increased traffic and more units of the DNOT will be on n the streets monitoring the behavior that is generated.

He called for people to celebrate with responsibility. If they are going to have intoxicating drinks they should stay in one place.

Going o from house to house, from party to party and that transfer is believed to be fine and it is not so and in the end, the consequences are for third parties,” Herrera said.

He said as an additional fact, that women are equaling men in cases of driving under the influence.

In the 16  positive alcohol tests in recent hours the city of Panama, eight were women.