He made these calls after new national figures showed an increase in drug-related driving deaths. The reports highlighted that fatalities linked to drug driving have now overtaken those involving drink driving in some parts of the UK. David Sidwick, Dorset PCC and APCC joint lead for substance misuse and addiction, said: "Since becoming PCC, I have continually raised concerns about drug driving. "Too often this reckless behaviour is treated as a secondary issue instead of being given the attention it deserves to make a real difference." In Dorset, the force recorded 554 drug driving arrests in 2024, up from 486 in 2023 and 286 in 2022.