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Northam and law enforcement highlighted the importance of safe travel during the summer holiday and previewed new enforcement campaign to save lives on Virginia roads Richmond, Va. – In a news conference held today, Governor Ralph Northam and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles joined with local and state police to preview the upcoming period of increased enforcement to combat the rise in drunk driving deaths during Labor Day weekend. Supported by the 18th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce outreach campaign, the enforcement will take place from August 17th through Labor Day [...]

D.C. AREA’S ANTI-DUI EFFORT REMOVES POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS EVERY 31-SECONDS OVER THE WEEKEND Washington, D.C., July 9– A record over 800 (817) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide®, this Independence Day 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 31-seconds,” said Kurt Gregory Erickson, President of the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program, the organization conducting the region’s [...]

MORE THAN A ONE-THIRD OF U.S. HIGHWAY DEATHS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Washington, DC, June 17– Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), over one-third (39%) of all U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers*, free July 4th Lyft rides will be offered to deter impaired driving throughout the Washington-metropolitan area beginning Thursday, July 4th, 2019. Offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the 2019 Independence Day SoberRide® program will be in operation beginning at 7:00 p.m. [...]

D.C. AREA’S ANTI-DUI EFFORT REMOVING A POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS NEARLY EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OVER THE WEEKEND Washington, D.C., May 10– Nearly 800 (792) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide®, this Cinco de Mayo 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 nearly every single minute (54-seconds),” said Kurt Gregory Erickson, President of the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol [...]

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 [...]