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Over 2,200 Use Local SoberRide® Program Over Winter Holidays DC AREA’S DUI PREVENTION EFFORT REMOVES POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS EVERY 19-SECONDS ON NEW YEAR'S ALONE Tysons, VA, January 7 – Over 2,200 (2,202) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide®, during the recent winter holidays (December 13, 2024 through January 1, 2025) as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. “For its hours of operation on New Year’s alone, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide® removing a potential drunk driver from Greater Washington’s [...]

Governor Glenn Youngkin Reminds Virginia Motorists of Stepped-Up Law Enforcement Efforts to Prevent Drunk Driving this Holiday Season (The following is a reprinted news release  originally issued by Virginia Governor’s Office on December 19, 2024. WRAP serves as project director of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign.) RICHMOND, VA – As part of Virginia’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, Governor Glenn Youngkin is reminding Virginians to plan a safe ride home if their holiday plans include alcohol citing stepped-up efforts by [...]

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 [...]