The results are in from the recent Drive Hammered, Get Nailed enforcement campaign conducted from November 25, 2010 through January 2, 2011.

In King County, 876 motorists were stopped and arrested for driving under the influence (DUI), and statewide, law enforcement officers arrested 3,577 drivers for DUI.

In King County, the Maple Valley, Covington, Black Diamond, Algona, Auburn, Bellevue, Burien, Clyde Hill, Des Moines, Federal Way, Kent, Issaquah, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Normandy Park, North Bend, Pacific, Redmond, Renton, Sammamish, Seatac, Seattle, Snoqualmie and Tukwila Police Departments and the Washington State Patrol, participated in the extra emphasis patrols, with the support of the King Country Target Zero Traffic Safety Task Forces. The extra patrols were funded by a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.

During 2009, impaired drivers killed more than half of the 491 people who died on Washington’s roadways. The 264 impaired driver-involved deaths last year represent a decrease of nine fatalities compared to the previous five-year average.