Belgian courts impose DUI penalties on two women drivers

A female employee of UZ Gent from Lochristi was sentenced by the Gent police court to a €1,680 fine (half suspended) and a two‑month driving ban (half suspended). She must also pass medical and psychological tests before regaining her licence.

A 30‑year‑old woman from Kortrijk received a one‑year alcohol‑interlock requirement for her vehicle, a nine‑month driving ban (seven months suspended), and a €1,600 fine after a repeat drunk‑driving crash that sent her car into a ditch and a canal.

Both cases illustrate Belgium’s reinforced penalties for repeat offences involving alcohol‑related road accidents.