A North West university professor and an Eskom engineer were among 91 motorists arrested for drunken driving in the North West province at the weekend.

Provincial public safety spokesperson Lesiba Kgwele said traffic officers screened 407 drivers for drunken driving. The arrested motorists were above the legal alcohol limit of 0.2.

"Not even the heavy weekend rains dampened the determination of the drunken driving special operations team that set up 17 roving roadblocks in the area.

"The operation will be intensified with zero tolerance for drunken and reckless driving over the coming festive period," said North West MEC of public safety Howard Yawa.