The Drive Hammered, Get Nailed enforcement campaign Aug. 19-Sept. 5 in King County resulted in the arrests of 452 drivers for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Statewide the number of arrests totaled 1,824 drivers.

Extra patrols were conducted by police officers in 21 cities in King County, including Renton, and by the Washington State Patrol. Support was provided by the King County Target Zero Task Force. The extra patrols were funded by a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.

More than 40 percent of the DUI traffic deaths occur in Washington during the summer months.According to preliminary 2010 data, the number of DUI traffic deaths decreased by 16.5 percent compared to the previous five year average.