Results announced for Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

The results are in from the recent Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DUI enforcement campaign conducted from Aug. 16 through Sept. 2. 



In Grant and Adams Counties, preliminary numbers show that 38 motorists were stopped and arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI), and statewide, law enforcement officers arrested 1,420 drivers for DUI. Last year in Grant and Adams Counties, during the same time period, officers on routine and extra patrols arrested 61 people for DUI.



In Grant and Adams Counties, Ephrata, Moses Lake, Quincy and Royal City 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. 



These patrols are important because August is one of the deadliest months on Washington’s roadways, including all causes of traffic fatalities. 



These and all extra patrols are part of Target Zero, which is striving to end traffic deaths and serious injuries in Washington by 2030.

For more information, visit http://www.targetzero.com. Additional information on the Washington Traffic Safety Commission can be found on the website, http://www.wtsc.wa.gov.