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“The holiday season is approaching, and everyone is busy shopping, decorating, and attending and hosting holiday parties.  MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) and AAA (American Automobile Association) are speaking out about keeping the holidays safe,” said Hurt By Drunk Driver Attorney, Randall Spivey of Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A. 

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) has called for law enforcement and states to crack down on holiday drinking during this holiday season.  In the past year there has been a 4.6 percent increase in traffic fatalities involving drunk driving. In an article in the Miami Herald November 14, 2013, MADD President Jan Withers stated, “This news is frustrating because we know what works, and we know how to stop these senseless tragedies.”

9,878 Americans died in 2012 according to an article in AAA Going Places November/December 2013 “Safety Matters”.  AAA, to combat the increase in year-end holiday DUI crashes, has joined with Bud Light since 1998 in a program called AAA Tow to Go – a program to “discourage intoxicated driving”.  The program is available in Florida during Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day.  AAA also advocates the requirement of ignition interlock devices (car-installed breath analyzers) for all convicted offenders, and offers year-round high school education programs on the dangers of underage drinking.

“Avoiding tragic vehicle crashes as a result of driving while intoxicated starts with the alcoholic beverage consumer, the host/hostess, and restaurants and bars.  We all can make a difference.  MADD in its Safe Party Guide covers the following:

•   What Every Host Needs To Know.
•   Office Parties.
•   Planning A Party.
•   During The Party.

For detailed information on the above topics, click on Safe Party Guide.

Let us join together to Keep the Holidays Happy by Avoiding DUIs,” said Attorney Spivey.

Hurt By Drunk Driver Attorney, Randall L. Spivey is a Board Certified Trial Attorney – the highest recognition for competence bestowed by the Florida Bar and a distinction earned by just one (1%) percent of Florida attorneys.  He has handled over 2,000 personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout Florida.  For a free and confidential consultation to discuss your legal rights, contact the Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A., in Lee County at 239.337.7483 or toll free at 1.888.477.4839,or by email to Randall@SpiveyLaw.com.  Visit SpiveyLaw.com for more information.  You can contact Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A.in Charlotte County at 941.764.7748 and in Collier County 239.793.7748.