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Greater Washington Law Enforcement Lauded for Fight Against Drunk Driving 27th ANNIVERSARY EVENT HONORS LOCAL POLICE IN FIGHT AGAINST DUI Tysons, VA, December 13 -- 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 27th-anniversary “Law Enforcement Awards of Excellence for Impaired Driving Prevention.” Bestowed this morning at a regional ceremony held in McLean, Virginia, the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) presented its 2024 Law Enforcement Awards to: Officer Whitney Watts-Cerrato  [...]

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 9-- Preparing to combat that time of year when according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, well over a third (38%  Christmas; 37%  New Year’s Day-- NHTSA 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 holiday [...]

Virginia's "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" Campaign Launches New TV and Radio Effort Asking "What's the Damage?" Regarding Drunk Driving in the Commonwealth Richmond, VA.-- Virginia's "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign has launched a statewide marketing and messaging effort asking "What's the Damage?" regarding drunk driving in the Commonwealth. This effort comes just in time for the holidays, a time of year when drunk driving instances rise. The anti-drunk driving campaign, now in its 23rd year, is a high-visibility enforcement and public awareness campaign to prevent impaired [...]

Over 700 Use Local SoberRide Program Over Halloween Weekend DC AREA’S DUI PREVENTION EFFORT REMOVES POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS EVERY SINGLE MINUTE DURING HALLOWEEN OFFERING Tysons, VA, October 31 – Over 700 (735) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide®, Halloween weekend (October 26-27) as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. “For its hours of operation this Halloween, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver from Greater Washington’s roadways every single minute (58 seconds),” said Kurt Erickson, President [...]

WRAP Commemorates 42nd Year in Fighting Drunk Driving and Underage Drinking GREATER WASHINGTON INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS LAUDED FOR THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE Tysons, VA, October 18 – The nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) commemorated its 42nd year fighting drunk driving and underage drinking today via the organization’s 2024 Annual Meeting and WRAPPY Awards ceremony held at the Tower Club in Tysons, Virginia. Following a presentation by MADD National CEO Stacey D. Stewart who served as the 42nd annual event’s Featured Speaker, WRAP bestowed the following honors: 2024 Community Partnership Award [...]