State Reports 184 Impaired-Driving Deaths This Year as Thanksgiving DUI Crackdown Begins

State reports 184 impaired-driving deaths this year as Thanksgiving DUI crackdown begins

Avoid a DUI or crash this Thanksgiving by making sure a sober ride home is part of your menu. Now to Dec. 3, the Colorado Department of Transportation will support the Colorado State Patrol and 68 local law enforcement agencies…

Blackout Wednesday and Beyond: AAA Warns of Increased Impaired Driving Risk Over Thanksgiving Holiday

SIOUX FALLS —With nicknames like “Blackout Wednesday” and “Drinksgiving,” the night before Thanksgiving has developed a reputation for heavy alcohol consumption and binge drinking. Unfortunately, that trend isn’t isolated to the evening before the holiday.

868 Lives Lost: Thanksgiving Impaired Driving Deaths Make Up Over One-Third of Holiday Fatalities

According to the NHTSA, from 2019 to 2023, the death toll in drunk-driving crashes during Thanksgiving festivities was 868, representing more than one-third (35%) of all fatalities in traffic crashes during that holiday period