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Between Aug. 14 and Sept. 7 extra DUI patrols will traverse Snohomish County roadways in search of impaired drivers. Participating in this summers Drive Hammered, Get Nailed enforcement campaign are several city police departments, the Snohomish County Sheriffs Office and the Washington State Patrol, with the support of the Snohomish County DUI and Traffic Safety Task Force.

There are numerous myths surrounding impaired driving, chief of which is that one must have consumed alcohol in order to be arrested for DUI. Drivers can become impaired by the use of illegal, prescription, and even ov...