DUI emphasis nets 16 in Adams County

The results are in from the recent Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DUI enforcement campaign conducted from Nov. 21 through Jan. 1, 2013.

In Grant and Adams counties, 78 motorists were stopped and arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI), and statewide, law enforcement officers arrested 3,446 drivers for DUI.

Last year in Grant and Adams counties, during the same time period, officers on routine and extra patrols arrested 94 people for DUI.

In Adams County, 16 drivers were arrested for DUI compared to 25 drivers during the same time period last year.

In Grant and Adams Counties, the Ephrata, Moses Lake and Othello Police Departments, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol participated in the extra DUI patrols, with the support of the Central Basin Traffic Safety Task Force.

The extra patrols were funded by a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.

The holiday season is an important time for these patrols, given the number of holiday festivities that often involve alcohol.

For additional information visit http://www.wtsc.wa.gov.