Crime & Safety

Cinco de Mayo: Don't Drink and Drive This Weekend, Warns WSP

Washington State Patrol will be out all weekend to remove dangerous drivers from the road in Kirkland and throughout King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.

Extra DUI patrols will be out across King, Pierce and Snohomish counties this Cinco de Mayo weekend. Thirty-three local law enforcement agencies, including the Redmond Police Department, have scheduled extra DUI officers and troopers to remove dangerous drivers from the road. Law enforcement also will visit bars to ensure responsible service.

“We see too many crashes involving impaired drivers who did not plan a safe ride home,” said Chief John Cheesman, chairman of the Tacoma Pierce County DUI and Traffic Safety Task Force. “If you know someone who plans to party with booze to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, ask them how they are getting home safely.” 

Target Zero Teams provide extra DUI enforcement patrols to support Washington State’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan, which calls for zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries by the year 2030. Target Zero Teams funding is provided through a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. 

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Participating Law Enforcement Agencies in King County: Auburn, Bellevue, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Newcastle, Renton, Redmond, Seattle, Snoqualmie, Washington State Liquor Control Board, Washington State Patrol, Washington State Patrol.

—Information from the Washington State Patrol.

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