Virginia State Police, MADD ask people to not drive drunk during the holidays
Read full article: Virginia State Police, MADD ask people to not drive drunk during the holidaysROANOKE, Va. โ The Virginia State Police and Mothers Against Drunk Driving have a simple message this holiday season: if you pick up a drink, put down the car keys. โI always tell people, donโt have the โNot Me Syndrome,โโ said Virginia State Police Sgt. Please donโt have that mindset, because anything is possible.โโThis is all 100 percent preventable,โ said Meghan Carter of Virginiaโs Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapter. In 2019, there were 104 alcohol-related crashes in the Roanoke region, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Additionally, 45% of all crashes between Thanksgiving and New Years Day are alcohol-related, according to MADD.