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25th Anniversary Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Launches Across the Commonwealth STATEWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORT BEGINS THIS WEEK AS PARK OF ENHANCED ANTI-DRUNK DRIVING INITIATIVE RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia officials today launched the Commonwealth’s 25th anniversary drunk driving enforcement and public awareness effort, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Beginning tomorrow and continuing through the Labor Day holiday weekend (August 19 – September 7, 2026), the 2026 version of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign features 111 Virginia law enforcement agencies conducting 665 individual saturation patrols and 58 sobriety checkpoints across [...]

A Record-Breaking Over 1,000 Persons Use Local SoberRide Program on Independence Day DC AREA’S DUI PREVENTION EFFORT POSTS RECORD JULY 4TH RIDERSHIP INC. THE REMOVING OF A POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS EVERY 39-SECONDS Tysons VA, July 8 – Over 1,000 (1,082) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide®, on Independence Day (July 4th) as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. “For its hours of operation this Independence Day holiday, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver from Greater [...]

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 22 — Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over a third (38%, 2024) 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 month's Independence Day celebrations. Offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional [...]

Summer Months Usher in Deadliest Period for Teen Drivers Greater Washington Nonprofit Urgers Parental Involvement to Prevent Underage Drinking Tysons, VA, May 19 — Citing the fact that the summer months usher in the contiguous period (June-September) when the greatest number of U.S. teen traffic deaths occur [i], a Washington-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 [...]

Nearly 900 Use Local SoberRide® Program on Cinco de Mayo DC AREA'S DUI PREVENTION EFFORT REMOVED POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS EVERY 49-SECONDS Tysons, VA, May 11 – Nearly 900 (881) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide® on Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. "For its hours of operation this Cinco de Mayo, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver from Greater Washington's roadways every 49-seconds," said Kurt Erickson, President of the nonprofit [...]

Free Cinco de Mayo Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving OVER A THIRD OF U.S. TRAFFIC DEATHS ON CINCO DE MAYO INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Tysons, VA, April 20 – Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures, more than one-third (36%) 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 on Cinco de Mayo. Offered by the nonprofit [...]