Central Texas is earning a dubious reputation for the highest number of drunken driving collisions in the state, if not in the nation. Austin police revealed that in 2012, 33 people died as a result of crashes involving impaired drivers. In 2013, 33 died in the first three months of the year alone. The final 2013 year-end death toll is to be released this month, and based on the increases already seen in 2013, the death toll in 2014 is expected to run even higher.<\/p>\n
Austin and the state of Texas both offer a wide variety of programs and initiatives that promote sober driving. Home for the Holiday and Arrive Alive programs have been established, and the area\u2019s high-visibility enforcement does not allow refusals for assessment. And yet, the numbers of those killed in crashes involving a drunk driver continue to escalate.<\/p>\n
In another attempt to counteract the trend, some are pushing for (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Central Texas is earning a dubious reputation for the highest number of drunken driving collisions in the state, if not in the nation. Austin police revealed that in 2012, 33 people died as a result of crashes involving impaired drivers.…<\/span><\/p>\n