DUI effort nabs 795


January 10, 2013 · Updated 10:18 AM 

 

The state’s first-ever Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign In King County resulted in 795 motorists stopped and arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI). The enforcement period was from Nov. 21, 2012 through Jan. 1, 2013. Statewide, law enforcement officers arrested 3,446 drivers for DUI.

Last year in King County, during the same time period, officers on routine and extra patrols arrested 960 people for DUI.

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