Marysville Snohomish County Drunk Driving Lawyer: Washington State Patrol wins award for DUI arrests

Congratulations to the Washington State Patrol and their effort to stop drunk driving in Snohomish and King Counties, including the I-5 corridor between Seattle and Everett and the I-405 stretch in the Kirkland, Bellevue, and Redmond area.  Despite my bantering and occasional criticism, they are the acknowledged experts and by and large do a very good job at stopping and arresting DUI drivers or those suspected of drunk driving.

The Washington State Patrol has been named by its peers as the top agency in North America when it comes to getting drunken drivers off the road, KING-5 reports.

The award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police recognizes an agency's "year-round efforts to detect and apprehend impaired drivers and to address impaired driving through policies, officer training, and public information and education," according to state police.

"We consider every DUI arrest a potential life saved," said State Patrol Chief John R. Batiste in a news release. "We never know which drunks will kill, but we know with certainty that some of them will."

State troopers arrest about 20,000 impaired drivers each year, which is about half the number police agencies arrest statewide, according to WSP. Read full story.

More here:  http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2015771913_state_patrol_wins_award_for_du.html

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