Kent Police and other King County law enforcement agencies continue to add extra patrols as part of the holiday Drive Hammered, Get Nailed campaign by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.
The holiday crackdown by police against drunk and other impaired drivers started before Thanksgiving and runs through Jan. 2.
Kent and other agencies add extra patrols on the weekends to rid the roads of impaired drivers.
Party goers are encouraged to designate a sober driver, take a taxi or choose not to drink alcohol, according to a state Traffic Safety Commission media release.
The Drive Hammered, Get Nailed campaign is a joint effort between the Traffic Safety Commission, law enforcement statewide and the King County Target Zero Task Forces.
The average blood-alcohol level of people arrested in Washington for DUI is about 0.14. That’s almost twice the legal limit of 0.08.
In 2009, 41,006 people were charged with DUI in Washington.
An average of 30 people are killed every day on our nation’s roadways as a result of alcohol-impaired crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
For additional information about the Traffic Safety Commission, visit www.wtsc.wa.gov.
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