28 Drunk Drivers Arrested In Beaverton Last Month: Police

BEAVERTON, OR — Twenty-eight people, averaging nearly double the legal limit, were arrested for drunk driving in Beaverton last month, according to Beaverton police data released Tuesday. And of the whole 28, 10 of those drunk drivers were arrested after crashing their vehicles. There's no word on how many drunk drivers didn't get caught.

The Beaverton Police Department throughout the year has increased patrols specifically targeting drivers who are under the influence of intoxicants (DUII) as part of its participation in a grant-funded, yearlong National Traffic Safety Campaign. That campaign will continue through September.

"During the month of September, officers will continue their efforts to take impaired drivers off the streets of our no refusal city," Beaverton police spokesman Jeremy Shaw said in a statement. "Drunk driving, impaired driving or buzzed driving all have the potential to claim lives and often will result in jail time. The men and women of the Beaverton Police Department ask you to please use a designated driver or find another sober ride home."

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As a "no refusal city," Beaverton police policy allows officers to seek a blood draw warrant for drivers who do not voluntarily submit to a breathalyzer test. In August, only two of the 28 people arrested reportedly refused to take the breathalyzer. Of all those who did submit to a breathalyzer test, the average BAC was .14 percent; the legal limit is .08 percent BAC.

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