Washington County Sheriff's Office Gets Award for DUII Enfrocement

The Washington County Sheriff's Office is being honored as the county of the year for their DUII enforcement efforts.

The selection was made by the Oregon DUII Multi-Disciplinary Training Task Force as the County Agency-of-the-Year for 2015 for DUII enforcement.

The sheriff's office says they arrest more than 1,000 DUII drivers every year and their efforts have helped lower than number of alcohol-related crashes each year.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office Traffic Safety Unit has DUII enforcement deputies dedicated to prevent alcohol and drug impaired people from driving and creating hazardous situations.