3/16/18
by News Department on 03/16/18Drive Sober...
Schuylkill County law enforcement will be out in full force this St. Patrick’s Day weekend to make sure that if you are behind the wheel, you are sober.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, during the 2016 St. Patrick’s Day holiday period, 39 percent of all vehicle crash fatalities involved drunk drivers.
Drivers are urged to download NHTSA’s SaferRide app, available on Google Play for Android devices or the Apple’s iTunes Store for iOS devices, which allows users to call a taxi or a predetermined friend and identifies the user’s location so he or she can be picked up.
In addition, anyone who may see a drunk driver on the road should contact their local law enforcement agency or dial 911.