Latest ‘Get Hammered, Get Nailed’ effort nets 364 DUI arrests

By REPORTER STAFF
Mercer Island Reporter Staff
September 26, 2012 · 12:13 PM

The number of drivers pulled over and cited for DUI in the latest ‘Drive Hammered, Get Nailed’ campaign, is down significantly — more than 20 percent less than last year.

A total of 364 motorists in King County were stopped and arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI) during the latest campaign from Aug. 17 through Sept. 3.

Law enforcement officers arrested 1,603 drivers for DUI statewide.

Last year in King County, during the same time period, officers on routine and extra patrols arrested 452 people for DUI.

 

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