Santo Domingo.- The Emergency Operations Center (COE) reported that during the last 24 hours of the second phase of the operation “Consciousness for Life, Christmas 2025-2026” 48 traffic accidents were recorded, with a balance of eight people dead, most of the cases linked to the use of motorcycles.
According to the agency’s bulletin number 02, 34 of the accidents involved motorcycles, eight light vehicles, four run overs and two trucks. Of the eight deaths, three occurred within the road safety device and five outside it, detailed the director of the COE, General Juan Manuel Méndez.
As in previous years, the motorcycle continues to be the main risk factor in traffic accidents recorded during the operation.
More than 10,900 assistance to citizens
During the reading of the preliminary report, Méndez pointed out that in this period 10,998 assistance was offered to the public, including 9,979 road assistance and 1,019 medical assistance. In addition, the National Health Service reported 621 hospital care, while the Directorate of Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care (DAEH) treated 321 people.
The Military and Police Commission of the Ministry of Public Works provided 525 assistance, which included towing, fuel supply, tire changes and road safety support.
More than 10 thousand inspections and 1,065 motorcycles seized
During the operation, the DIGESETT carried out 10,003 inspections for violations of Law 63-17, among them: 3,332 for driving without a protective helmet, 1,121 for traveling without a license or with an expired license, 756 for violating the red light and 738 for not having insurance or having it expired.
As a result, 1,065 motorcycles, 160 light vehicles and 241 heavy vehicles that were circulating without permits were detained.
Likewise, INTRANT inspected 2,810 interurban public transport units, detecting mechanical failures, irregularities in documentation and safety conditions, in addition to carrying out 81 doping tests, of which one was positive.
Poisonings and provinces with the highest incidence
The COE also reported 121 people poisoned by alcohol, including 20 minors between 11 and 17 years old, as well as 19 cases of food poisoning.
The provinces with the highest number of reported cases were the National District, La Altagracia, Santo Domingo, San Pedro de Macorís, Puerto Plata and Santiago.
