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Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Start of Enhanced Holiday DUI Enforcement Period STATEWIDE “DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER” CAMPAIGN FEATURES INCREASED PATROLS AND SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced enhanced holiday DUI enforcement as part of Virginia’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, reminding Virginians to plan for a safe ride home if their holiday plans include alcohol and citing stepped-up efforts by law enforcement throughout the Commonwealth to identify and apprehend drunk drivers. “This holiday season, Virginians have the opportunity to make a responsible choice that can [...]

Free Holiday Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving OVER A THIRD OF U.S. TRAFFIC DEATHS DURING CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Tysons, VA December 15 – Preparing to combat that time of year when according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, well over a third (37%: Christmas; 34% New Year’s Day – NHTSA 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 [...]

Greater Washington Law Enforcement Lauded for Fight Against Drunk Driving 28th ANNIVERSARY EVENT HONORS LOCAL POLICE IN FIGHT AGAINST DUI Tysons, VA, December 12 -- Seventeen (17) Washington-metropolitan area police officers were cited today for their “outstanding commitment in the fight against drunk driving in Greater Washington” and presented with the area’s 28th-anniversary “Law Enforcement Awards of Excellence for Impaired Driving Prevention.” Bestowed this morning at a regional ceremony held in Chevy Chase, Maryland, the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) presented its 2025 Law Enforcement Awards to: Alexandria Police [...]

A Record-Shattering Over 4,000 Persons Use Local SoberRide® Program Halloween Weekend DC AREA’S DUI PREVENTION INITIATIVE NEARS “100,000 SERVED” MILESTONE Tysons, VA, October 6 – A record-shattering 4,056 persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide®, Halloween weekend as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. Last weekend’s ridership was the most ever for a single SoberRide® campaign in the program’s 34-year history. In as much, the local drunk driving prevention initiative -- which started in 1991 and is conducted by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program [...]

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 [...]