PATROL OUT FOR SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

Law enforcement throughout Grays Harbor County will be out on the roadways between March 11 and 20 to arrest drunk drivers who are out partying during the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Participating in these St. Patrick’s Day patrols are the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office, the Aberdeen, Elma, Hoquiam, Montesano, and Ocean Shores Police Departments, and the Washington State Patrol.  Last year, during this same time period, a total number of 26 DUI arrests were made in Grays Harbor County.  In Washington State, the most frequent factor contributing to traffic deaths is still driver impairment. In 2009, traffic crashes killed 491 people on Washington’s roadways. Impaired drivers accounted for 53.8 percent of the total (264 deaths).

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