There were no alcohol-related traffic fatalities on state highways over the New Year’s weekend, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The only fatality in the state was the death of John Bernard, a Grant County deputy who was on patrol Sunday evening when his car crashed and rolled on a rural road near Ephrata.
Last year there were five alcohol-related fatalities in the state, said Freddy Williams, with the State Patrol.
Also last year, the patrol made 291 DUI arrests between 4 p.m. Thursday and midnight Sunday. This year there were 257 DUI arrests, Williams said.
He attributed the drop to drivers having designated drivers, taking taxis and not getting behind the wheel when they had been drinking.
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