FLORIDA – AAA activates “Tow to Go” program for St. Patrick’s Day to provide a safe alternative for partygoers.
The service will be available from 6 p.m. Monday, March 16, through 6 a.m. Wednesday, March 18.
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Tow to Go provides a free, confidential ride and vehicle tow to a safe location for impaired drivers. AAA stressed the service is intended as a backup plan rather than a primary transportation option.
The service is available to members and non-members. The AAA tow truck transports the vehicle and driver home or somewhere safe within 10 miles.
“Tow to Go is one way AAA works to make our roads safe,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman for AAA. “We offer this program because too many lives are lost every year in drug and alcohol-related crashes. Although it is available to help prevent a bad situation from getting worse, we strongly encourage people to treat Tow to Go as a last resort. The best plan is always to designate a sober driver or arrange safe transportation before drinking begins.”
Together, alcohol- and drug-impaired driving remain preventable threats that endanger motorists, passengers and pedestrians every day. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, alcohol-impaired driving accounts for about 30% of all traffic fatalities nationwide, killing an estimated 34 people every day, or about one every 42 minutes.
To request service, call 1-855-2-TOW-2-GO