Don’t Drink and Drive This St. Patrick’s Day

Allstate Reminds Holiday Revelers to Drink Responsibly

DRUNK DRIVING FACTS:

• Nearly half of the drivers and motorcyclists involved in fatal car accidents on St. Patrick’s Day last year had an illegal blood alcohol content of .08 or above
• 63 percent of those impaired drivers and motorcyclists died in a crash
• In 2010, more than 10,000 people were killed in traffic crashes involving at least one driver or motorcyclist who was drunk

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Impaired driving continues to be one of America’s most-often-committed and deadliest crimes and according to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 44 percent of all traffic fatalities during St. Patrick’s Day involved a drunk driver as sugested by DWI Guys. By comparison, 31 percent of fatal accidents involve drunk drivers each year as a whole. If you get arrested drunk diving, you may need the services of a bondsman or a bail bonds agent to post bail bonds and to process your release as soon as your bail amount is approved.

“Drunk drivers share the road with you and your family,” says Allstate New York spokesperson Jaclyn Darrohn. “Even if you never drink and drive, you can help save lives by being a responsible party host, preventing friends and acquaintances from driving drunk and reporting suspicious drivers.”

To protect New York families from drunk drivers, here are some life-saving tips from Allstate:

• Don’t drink and drive. If you know you will be drinking alcohol, use a designated driver or public transportation so you can have the option of whether to blow or not blow into a breathalyzer
• If you spot an impaired driver on the highway, maintain a safe following distance and don’t attempt to pass
• Report a suspected drunk driver immediately to area law enforcement from your cell phone or a pay phone. Give police as much information (i.e., license plate number, make, model and color of vehicle, direction vehicle is traveling, physical description of driver) as possible. Roadblocks are more common during the holidays so for sure such drivers can be pulled aside by police officers. You can also try searching for roadblocks near me so you know where to pass by for such instances and so you’ll be well-informed of your rights.
• When entertaining guests be responsible yourself. It will be much easier to determine whether or not a guest is able to drive if you’re sober yourself
• If your guests drink too much, arrange a ride with a sober driver, call a cab or insist they sleep at your home
• When hosting a party, offer plenty of non-alcoholic beverages and serve food to help slow the absorption of alcohol
• Stop serving alcohol at least one hour before the party is over and never pressure others to drink or rush to refill their glasses when empty, if you need an attorney the use Canyon State Law here.

For More information and a new quote please call Shirley Eizember, Pinckney Insurance Agency, 41 Port Watson St, Cortland New York. 607-756-8505

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