DUI enforcement nabs 292 in county

Preliminary numbers in the recent Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DUI enforcement campaign show that 292 motorists in King County were stopped and arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI).

September 20, 2013 6:23 pm

 

Preliminary numbers in the recent Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DUI enforcement campaign show that 292 motorists in King County were stopped and arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI).

Statewide, law enforcement officers arrested 1,420 drivers for DUI.

The enforcement effort was from Aug. 16 through Sept. 2. Last year in King County during the same time period, officers on routine and extra patrols arrested 374 people for DUI.