NEWS

NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF U.S. HIGHWAY DEATHS ON CINCO DE MAYO INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Washington, DC, April 15– Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), nearly one-third (30%) of all U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers, free Cinco de Mayo Lyft rides will be offered to deter impaired driving throughout the Washington-metropolitan area beginning Sunday, May 5th, 2019. Offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the 2019 Cinco de Mayo SoberRide® program will be in operation beginning at 4:00 [...]

GREATER WASHINGTON NONPROFIT URGES PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN PREVENTING TEEN DRINKING Falls Church, VA, April 2 – Citing the fact that spring and summer’s arrival also ushers in that contiguous period (May – August) when the greatest number of U.S. teen traffic deaths occur[i], a Washington-metropolitan area alcohol education group is urging for parental involvement to combat both teen drinking and drunk driving this prom and graduation season, as well as during the summer. The Falls Church-based, nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) is providing area parents of teens with “Tips [...]

D.C. AREA’S ANTI-DUI EFFORT AVERAGES THE REMOVAL OF A POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS EVERY 62-SECONDS THIS ST. PAT’S Washington, D.C., March 20 – Nearly 700 persons (697) in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide®, this St. Patrick’s Day as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. “For its hours of operation this St. Patrick’s Day, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver from Greater Washington’s roadways every 62-seconds,” said Kurt Gregory Erickson, President of the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program, [...]

Washington, DC, Feb. 25 – Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), over a third (37%) of all U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers*, free St. Patrick’s Day Lyft rides will be offered to deter impaired driving throughout the Washington-metropolitan area beginning Sunday, March 17th. Offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the 2019 St. Patrick’s Day SoberRide® program will be in operation beginning at 4:00 pm on Sunday, March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day) and continues until 4:00 [...]

Local drunk driving deaths, however, are on the rise Washington, D.C. (January 28, 2019) – Alcohol-related crashes, injuries, and drunk driving arrests all decreased in the metropolitan Washington area in 2017, according to the new “How Safe Are Our Roads?” Report prepared by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) for the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP). The report was previewed at the COG Police Chiefs Committee meeting last week. However, alcohol and/or drug-impaired traffic fatalities increased during this same period. There were 86 alcohol and/or drug-impaired traffic fatalities recorded [...]

Local drunk driving deaths, however, are on the rise Washington, D.C. (January 28, 2019) – Alcohol-related crashes, injuries, and drunk driving arrests all decreased in the metropolitan Washington area in 2017, according to the new “How Safe Are Our Roads?” Report prepared by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) for the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP). The report was previewed at the COG Police Chiefs Committee meeting last week. However, alcohol and/or drug-impaired traffic fatalities increased during this same period. There were 86 alcohol and/or drug-impaired traffic fatalities recorded [...]