Police officers across Michigan arrested a total of 356 suspected drunken drivers during a two-week crackdown around the holidays, Michigan State Police said.

More than 200 agencies — including a handful in Washtenaw County — participated in the effort dubbed "Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest." from Dec. 16 to Jan. 2.

In Washtenaw County, officers worked a combined 310.5 hours of extra enforcement around the holidays. That effort resulted in two drunken-driving arrests, 219 citations for various offenses and 16 other arrests.

Statewide, the crackdown resulted in 9,462 traffic stops and more than 6,600 citations or arrests, including 121 for other alcohol- and drug-related charges such as open intoxicants and underage drinking, according to Michigan State Police.

In addition to the 356 drunken-driving arrests, 599 other misdemeanor and felony arrests were made, and officers issued 113 seat-belt and child-restraint citations, 864 speeding tickets and 411 uninsured-motorist citations, police said. Two stolen vehicles were recovered, and 92 fugitives were arrested during the enforcement effort.

During a similar effort last year, officers made 7,510 traffic stops and arrested 300 suspected drunken drivers, according to a news release.

The Office of Highway Safety Planning coordinated the effort, which was funded with federal highway safety grants in 35 counties.

“Although the overtime funding is provided for drunk driving enforcement, the added enforcement provides the opportunity to identify other traffic safety violations,” Kathy Farnum, OHSP’s senior section chief, said in a news release. “It appears most motorists made the right choice not to drink and drive over the holidays, except for the 356 drivers that found themselves in the back of a patrol car.”

Preliminary reports from the Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center indicate eight people died in traffic crashes over the recent Christmas and New Year’s holidays, with half of those deaths involving alcohol. One of the deaths was in Bridgewater Township, but did not involve alcohol, police said.

Grant-funded counties included: Allegan, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Chippewa, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Grand Traverse, Houghton, Ingham, Ionia, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Marquette, Monroe, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oakland, Ottawa, Saginaw, St. Clair, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne and Wexford.