During the holiday season, and year-round, the State’s Attorney’s Office (SAO) asks you to DRIVE SOBER. Your life, and the lives of others, depend on it.
In prior years, the SAO distributed Uber gift cards to the community. This year, we remain committed to offering the community safe rides home through rideshare. On Thanksgiving Eve, we released an Uber discount code to help community members get home safe on a night that had increased risk for impaired drivers on the road.
On Saturday, November 25, 2023, we were at Shop Small La Plata to spread the message of driving sober and hand out preventative measures such as breathalyzers and the Drive Sober Designated Driver Nonalcoholic Drink Vouchers.
Thanks to our partner, Colonial Liquors, you may pick up Uber gift cards* at their location in La Plata, Maryland from December 15, 2023 through December 22, 2023. Exclusions do apply.
*While supplies last
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one person dies every 50 minutes as a result of drunk driving. New data shows 64.7% of crash victims tested positive for at least one active drug (including alcohol) from March 17 to July 18, 2020, compared to 50.8% before COVID-19 (September 10, 2019, to March 16, 2020).
The SAO is committed to help reduce that number to zero.
In addition to our rideshare initiative, the SAO will redisplay two powerful billboard messages to remind motorists the importance of driving sober this season – someone’s life depends on it.
Featured on Billboard #1: Ethan Ruefly, a 3-month-old infant killed by a drunk driver in Charles County.
Featured on Billboard #2: Taylor Halbleib (21 years old), Autumn Jenkins (20 years old), and Destanee Lyles (18 years old). These young ladies all had promising futures – but, unfortunately, had one more thing in common: their lives were stolen abruptly by impaired drivers in Charles County.
