{"id":748,"date":"2019-03-13T17:25:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T17:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/southwest-florida\/?p=748"},"modified":"2022-05-25T11:58:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T11:58:11","slug":"press-release-st-patricks-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/southwest-florida\/press-release-st-patricks-day\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE: St. Patrick&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"748\" class=\"elementor elementor-748\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2870c033 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2870c033\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-267314c4\" data-id=\"267314c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636aab9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"636aab9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>March 13, 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact: <\/strong>Lori M Burke, MADD<\/p>\n<p>lori.burke@madd.org&nbsp; |&nbsp; 239.791.7560<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>When You Drink and Drive, Luck is Never on Your Side<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Plan Ahead Before Your St. Patrick\u2019s Day Festivities Begin<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fort Myers, FL&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Mothers Against Drunk Driving\u00ae (MADD) is urging everyone in Southwest Florida to keep their St. Patrick\u2019s Day festivities safe by planning ahead for a non-drinking sober driver before leaving home.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>With St. Patrick\u2019s Day falling on a Sunday this year, more people take advantage of the opportunity to celebrate throughout the day with parties and special events at bars.<br>[blogcontent width=&#8217;100&#8242;]\u201cWe want everyone to have fun, but stay safe. It\u2019s so important to make a plan before heading out, because once you start drinking, your judgment is already impaired,\u201d said MADD Lori Burke, Executive Director. \u201cDon\u2019t count on luck to get you home safely.\u201d[\/blogcontent]<\/p>\n<p>Nationwide, drunk driving killed 59 people in 2017 \u201437 percent of all traffic fatalities \u2014during the St. Patrick&#8217;s Day holiday period from Friday, March 17 to 5:59 a.m. on Saturday, March 18. From 2013 to 2017 during the St. Patrick\u2019s Day holiday period (6 p.m. March 16 to 5:59 a.m. March 18), 234 people died in drunk driving crashes.<\/p>\n<p>Drunk driving is the leading killer on our roads and claims the lives of almost 11,000 people in the United States each year. Every single one of those deaths is preventable. In addition, driving while impaired by other drugs \u2014 legal and illegal \u2014 causes devastating and preventable tragedies. With all the options today \u2014 rideshare apps, such as Uber, taxis, public transportation or family and friends who have not consumed alcohol \u2014 there\u2019s no excuse to drive while impaired.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>About Mothers Against Drunk Driving<\/strong><br>Founded in 1980 by a mother whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Mothers Against Drunk Driving\u00ae (MADD) is the nation\u2019s largest nonprofit working to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these violent crimes and prevent underage drinking. MADD has helped to save nearly 380,000 lives, reduce drunk driving deaths by more than 50 percent and promote designating a non-drinking driver. MADD\u2019s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving\u00ae calls for law enforcement support, ignition interlocks for all offenders and advanced vehicle technology. MADD has provided supportive services to nearly one million drunk and drugged driving victims and survivors at no charge through local victim advocates and the 24-Hour Victim Help Line 1-877-MADD-HELP. Visit <a class=\"text-red\" href=\"http:\/\/madd-org.k18jzwlf-liquidwebsites.com\">www.madd.org<\/a> or call 1-877-ASK-MADD.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>###<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; March 13, 2019 &nbsp; Contact: Lori M Burke, MADD lori.burke@madd.org&nbsp; |&nbsp; 239.791.7560 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; When You Drink and Drive, Luck is Never on Your Side Plan&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/southwest-florida\/press-release-st-patricks-day\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PRESS RELEASE: St. Patrick&#8217;s Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,20,15,40,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-campaign-to-eliminate-drunk-driving","category-child-endangerment","category-hit-and-run","category-law-enforcement","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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