SPOKANE AND PEND OREILLE COUNTIES, WA - Law enforcement will conduct extra DUI patrols in Spokane and Pend Oreille Counties from November 24, 2011 through January 2, 2012. Public education combined with strict enforcement is a proven method for reducing DUI crashes and fatalities. However, law enforcement officers can’t do it alone. We all need to do our part.

Cheney, City of Airway Heights, Eastern Washington University, Liberty Lake, Spokane and Spokane Valley Police Departments, the Spokane and Pend Oreille Counties Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol will commit extra patrol hours to make the roadways safer for everyone. These efforts are part of Washington’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by the year 2030.

Last year during the same time period, officers in Spokane and Pend Oreille Counties on routine and extra patrols arrested 173 people for DUI.

The Spokane County Target Zero Task Force organizes and supports this enforcement effort. They urge you to join the team to prevent drunk driving.

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