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MORE THAN A THIRD (38%) OF U.S. HIGHWAY DEATHS DURING THE HOLIDAY INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Washington, DC, December 9– Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than a third (38%) of all 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 winter holidays beginning on December 20th.   Offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the 2019 [...]

D.C. AREA’S ANTI-DUI EFFORT REMOVES POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS EVERY 19-SECONDS OVER THE WEEKEND Washington, D.C., October 30– A record-shattering 1,122 persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide®, this Halloween (Saturday, October 26) 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 19-seconds,” said Kurt Gregory Erickson, President of the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program, the organization conducting the region’s SoberRide® [...]

GREATER WASHINGTON INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS LAUDED FOR THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE Washington, DC, October 18 – The nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) commemorated its 37th year fighting drunk driving and underage drinking today during its 2019 Annual Luncheon Meeting and WRAPPY Awards ceremony held at City Winery in Washington, D.C. Following a presentation by the Director of the D.C. Mayor’s Office of Nightlife and Culture, Shawn Townsend, who served as the 37th  annual event’s Featured Speaker, WRAP bestowed the following honors: 2019 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AWARD AAA Mid-Atlantic GEICO Glory Days [...]

NEARLY HALF OF U.S. HIGHWAY DEATHS ON HALLOWEEN INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Washington, DC, October– Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), nearly half (42%) of all U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers*, free Halloween Lyft rides will be offered to deter impaired driving throughout the Washington-metropolitan area beginning Saturday, October 26, 2019. Offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the 2019 Halloween SoberRide® program will be in operation beginning at 10:00 p.m. Saturday, October 26 until 4:00 a.m. [...]

AREA SOBERRIDE PROVIDER’S EVENT AT GLORY DAYS GRILL INCLUDES FORMER WASHINGTON REDSKIN RAVIN CALDWELL, SPORTS MEMORABILIA SILENT AUCTION AND DOOR PRIZES Fairfax, VA, August 30 – The Northern Virginia-based nonprofit organization behind the region’s free safe ride service to prevent drunk driving, SoberRide®, is hosting a fundraiser on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Glory Days Grill in Fairfax, Virginia. The Washington Regional Alcohol Program’s (WRAP) fourth-annual “Football & Fundraising” event, open to the public and with tickets on sale at www.wrap.org, is scheduled from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm that [...]

New data shows that nearly half of men in Virginia ages 21-35 have driven after having a few drinks or been driven by someone who had a few drinks. Richmond, Va. – Today marks the launch of Virginia’s 18th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI law enforcement and public education campaign in Virginia. The increased enforcement will take place from August 16th through Labor Day weekend and resume periodically through key moments like Halloween, Thanksgiving, and New Year’s Eve. “Last year, Virginia saw a 12% (12.1%) increase in alcohol-related traffic deaths on [...]