The Washington Traffic Safety Commission today released its results from the recent Drive Hammered, Get Nailed enforcement campaign. The DUI enforcement campaign, the largest in state history, involved 172 agencies.

In King County, 590 motorists were stopped and arrested for driving under the influence, and statewide law enforcement officers arrested 2,672 drivers for DUI.

In King County, the Algona, Auburn, Bellevue, Black Diamond, Burien, Clyde Hill, Covington, Des Moines, Enumclaw, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Maple Valley, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Normandy Park, North Bend, Pacific, Port of Seattle, 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 County Traffic Safety Task Force and the City of Kent Drinking Driver Task Force.

The Bothell Police Department also conducted patrols as part of the Snohomish County DUI and Target Zero Task Force. 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.

For additional information about the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, visit www.wtsc.wa.gov.