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Virginia Launches New Enhanced 2024 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Across the Commonwealth Richmond, Va. -- Today, Virginia launches its new enhanced 2024 DUI enforcement and public education campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Governor Glenn Younkin kicked off the campaign alongside law enforcement, medical professionals, and EMS responders who work tirelessly day and night to save lives from the dangers of drinking and driving. The campaign is in its 23rd year of reminding Virginians of the consequences of impaired driving. An increased enforcement period for Drive Sober or Get Pulled [...]

Over 700 Use Local SoberRide® Program on Independence Day DC AREA’S DUI PREVENTION EFFORT REMOVES POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS EVERY SINGLE MINUTE DURING JULY 4TH Tysons, VA, July 10 – Over 700 (738) 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, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver from Greater Washington’s roadways every single minute (58 seconds),” said Kurt [...]

Free Independence Day Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving 40% OF U.S. TRAFFIC DEATHS ON JULY 4TH INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Tysons, VA, June 11— Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 40% 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 the next month’s Independence Day celebrations. Offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the [...]

Over 300 Use Local SoberRideⓇ Program on Cinco de Mayo DC AREA’S DUI PREVENTION EFFORT REACHES “OVER 90,000 SERVED” MILESTONE Tysons VA, May 13 –Over 300 (306) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRideⓇ on a rainy Cinco de Mayo (May 5) 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 approximately every two-and-a-half minutes” said Kurt Erickson, President of 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, 2016 - 2022) 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 [...]