Springfield, MO
The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety suggests sending a Designated Driver Gift Card — and serving as a sober driver— this holiday season to help friends and families make it home safe and avoid a DWI arrest, according to a news release.“Even a little holiday cheer can impair your driving,” said Leanna Depue, chair of the executive committee of the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety, in a written release. “These gift cards offer a free, safe alternative to driving impaired.”
The gift cards, distributed by the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety, can be sent electronically at www.saveMOlives.com.
Designated Driver Gift Card-givers merrily offer to be a sober chauffeur to the recipient. When sent online, recipients are asked to return the favor.
Missouri law enforcement will be cracking down on impaired drivers Dec. 7-13 as part of a special holiday campaign known as You Drink & Drive. You Lose.
The days between Thanksgiving and Christmas are usually filled with lots of holiday travel and cheer.
According to the news release, it can also be a very dangerous time on Missouri roads. In 2008, between the two holidays, 94 people died in traffic crashes — 15 were alcohol-related — in Missouri and 5,163 were injured, with 363 related to alcohol.