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Free Halloween Weekend Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF U.S. TRAFFIC DEATHS ON HALLOWEEN INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS  Tysons, VA, October 20 – Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than one-third (39%, 2022) of U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers, a local nonprofit organization announced today that free safe rides will be offered to would-be drunk drivers throughout the Washington-metropolitan area during this month’s Halloween celebrations. Offered by the nonprofit Washington [...]

WRAP Commemorates 43rd Year in Fighting Drunk Driving and Underage Drinking  GREATER WASHINGTON INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS LAUDED FOR THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE Tysons, VA, October 17 – The nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) commemorated its 43rd year fighting drunk driving and underage drinking today via the organization’s 2025 Annual Meeting and WRAPPY Awards ceremony held at the Tower Club in Tysons, Virginia and where is bestowed the following honors: 2025 Community Partnership Award AAA Mid-Atlantic Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments 2025 Law Enforcement Award Metropolitan Police Department (DC) 2025 Youth [...]

Governor Glenn Youngkin Reminds Virginians to Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over in Advance of Labor Day Weekend Virginia's 2025 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign is in full effect as increased law enforcement efforts are taking place across the Commonwealth throughout the holiday weekend RICHMOND, VA – Nearly 200 Virginia law enforcement agencies will conduct 705 individual saturation patrols and 86 sobriety checkpoints across the Commonwealth through the Labor Day weekend as part of Virginia’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DUI enforcement and public education campaign. Last [...]

Nearly 600 Uses Local SoberRide Program on Independence Day Tysons VA, July 9 – Nearly 600 (580) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide® on Independence Day as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. “For its hours of operation this Independence Day, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver from Greater Washington’s roadways nearly every 74 seconds,” said Kurt Erickson, President of the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the organization conducting the region’s SoberRide® effort. WRAP’s 2025 Independence Day [...]

Free Independence Day Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving NEARLY 40% OF U.S. TRAFFIC DEATHS ON JULY 4TH INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Tysons, VA, June 23 -- Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), over a third (38%, 2023) of U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers,* a local nonprofit organization announced today that free safe rides will be offered to would-be drunk drivers throughout the Washington-metropolitan area during next week's July 4th celebrations. Offered by the nonprofit [...]

Summer Months Usher in Deadliest Period for Teen Drivers Greater Washington Nonprofit Urges Parental Involvement to Prevent Underage Drinking Tysons, VA, May 9 -- Citing the fact that the summer months usher in that contiguous period (May-August) when the greatest number of U.S. teen traffic deaths occur [i], a Washington-metropolitan area alcohol education group is urging parental involvement to combat both underage drinking and drunk driving this summer. The Tysons-based, nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) is providing area parents of teens with Ten Tips for Parents to Prevent Underage Drinking (which [...]