Everett Snohomish County DUI News: 3500 nailed for DUI during holiday season

Everett Snohomish County DUI News:  3500 nailed for DUI during holiday season

SEATTLE - More than 3,500 motorists got nailed for driving hammered during the recent holiday season in Washington state, officials said.  The results of the statewide "Drive Hammered, Get Nailed" enforcement campaign were announced Friday by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. The campaign was conducted from Nov. 25 through Jan. 2.  In King County, 876 motorists were stopped and arrested for driving under the influence (DUI), and statewide, law enforcement officers arrested 3,577 drivers for DUI.  Police departments sent extra emphasis patrols out on the streets in the King County communities of Algona, Auburn, Bellevue, Black Diamond, Burien, Clyde Hill, Covington, Des Moines, Federal Way, Kent, Issaquah, Kirkland, Maple Valley, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Normandy Park, North Bend, Pacific, Redmond, Renton, Sammamish, Seatac, Seattle, Snoqualmie and Tukwila.
The Washington State Patrol also participated in the extra patrols, which were funded by a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, said spokeswoman Belinda Young.
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