Israel Police Traffic Enforcement Unit Chief Assistant Commissioner Yaron Be�eri will be stepping down from his post, retiring from the force in response to mounting criticism over the increase in fatal and serious motor vehicle accidents. Be�eri will be leaving his post in November 2016.

The data shows a 11% increase in road deaths in 2015 as compared to 2014 and after the first half of 2016, there are no signs of improvement.

Be�eri has been under criticism for lacking experience in the post and while Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has been trying to increase the traffic enforcement unit�s budget, senior officials in Israel Police felt it would not assist Be�eri, who simply did not know how to run the unit.

The numbers speak for themselves as there were a total of 12,774 recorded accidents in 2015 of which 319 involved fatalities. This represents a 10% increase in accidents and an 11% increase in fatalities from the previous year.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)