Law enforcement officers from more than 200 agencies worked nearly 7,500 hours of stepped up enforcement aimed at curtailing drunk driving during the 12-day enforcement period. This resulted in 7,510 traffic stops and more than 5,700 citations or arrests, including 137 for other alcohol- and drug-related charges such as open intoxicants and underage drinking.

"Many agencies reported light traffic because of weather conditions and few drunk drivers out on the road," said Michael L. Prince, Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) director. "It appears most motorists made the right choice not to drink and drive, except for the 300 drivers that found themselves in the back of a patrol car."

In addition to the drunk driving arrests, more than 360 other misdemeanor and felony arrests were made and officers issued 114 seat belt and child restraint, 809 speeding and 361 uninsured motorist citations.

Preliminary data reports three people were killed in traffic crashes during the Christmas holiday and seven died during the New Year's holiday period. Three of those deaths were alcohol and/or drug-related. During the same period in 2008, 20 people were killed in traffic crashes and three of those involved alcohol.

OHSP coordinated the statewide effort throughout the holiday season funded by $300,000 in federal highway safety grants in 30 counties. Grant-funded counties included Allegan, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Chippewa, Genesee, Grand Traverse, Houghton, Ingham, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Marquette, Monroe, Muskegon, Oakland, Ottawa, Saginaw, St. Clair, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne and Wexford counties.