Washington State Patrol confirmed that there were no alcohol related crashes on any WA state highways over the New Year Weekend.

The only fatality recorded in the Washington state was the death of Grand county deputy John Bernard.  Tragically, his car crashed and rolled on a rural road near Ephrata on Sunday while he was on duty and patrolling.

There were five alcohol related losses noted last year in the state.

There was also a significant drop in DUI arrests this year.  According to recent Washington DUI statistics, there were 291 people arrested for DUI last year between 4:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon and midnight on Sunday.  The number of Washington State DUI arrests this year was 257.