A car was stopped in Galgate this week containing four unsecured children – and driven by someone without a licence.
The vehicle was pulled over on Monday in Galgate, where it was discovered inside there were three children without seatbelts, and a newborn baby in the front on their mum’s knee.
It was further discovered the driver only held a provisional licence.
The car was stopped as part of Operation Vanquish, a fortnight of targeted action against dangerous driving and criminality on the roads.
Although this type of work goes on at all times, the fortnight of Vanquish means police are carrying out surge activity to clamp down on those who use the road network illegally – anything from drink-driving to drug-couriering.
Sgt Steven Burton, of the Lancashire Police TacOps team, said: “This car was stopped yesterday and has since been seized. The driver has also been summonsed to court.
“This surge activity, part of Op Vanquish, will be continuing all week and we’ll be out and about across the whole county, carrying out further stops of vehicles and using information from the public to target people where we believe criminality is occurring.
“Our message is simple: if you put your own or others’ lives in danger on the road, we will catch up with you.”
You can report any information you have about road-related crime on 101 or online at www.doitonline.lancashire.police.uk


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