One of the major concerns for the Snohomish County Target Zero team is driving under the influence of either alcohol or drugs. In a recent press release on Facebook, Target Zero noted an increase of impaired drivers on Snohomish County roadways and in Washington state in general. Statewide, from 2021-2022 the Target Zero team saw an increase in impaired related fatalities of 7.2% and of serious injury crashes of over 17%.
Recent Target
Zero statements have acknowledged that most drivers do not drink and drive or
drive while high. It’s just a few people who drive under the influence and can cause
crashes and injury. Target Zero encourages everyone that if they are going to a
party or an event and plan on drinking alcohol or having some marijuana to utilize
a sober designated driver, taxis or ride share service to return home.
Target Zero uses
education to remind all of us not to drive impaired. It also uses enforcement
to look for those who do drive impaired and hopefully find them before they
cause a crash and harm property or injure someone.
As part of
the enforcement effort, the Snohomish County DUI and Target Zero Task Force
with conduct DUI Emphasis Patrols this weekend from August 9 through August 11
in conjunction with the Taste Edmonds festival. Participating law enforcement agencies will
include Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, Washington State Patrol, Lynnwood
Police Department, Mountlake Terrace Police Department, Arlington Police
Department, Edmonds Police Department, Marysville Police Department along with
the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board which will conduct high
visibility patrols throughout the county.
The Washington
State Patrol will also provide its Mobile Impaired Driving Unit (MIDU) to
rapidly process DUI drivers. The MIDU is a self-contained 36-foot motorhome
that has been retrofitted as a mobile DUI processing center and incident
command post.
Patrols will
be looking for drivers impaired by alcohol, legal marijuana, or other illegal
drugs.
For more
information about Target Zero check out the following links.
Snohomish
County Target Zero:
https://snocotargetzero.org/index.html
Washington State Target Zero:
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office:
https://www.facebook.com/SnoCoSheriff
https://snohomishcountywa.gov/466/DUI-Traffic-Safety
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