Last Memorial Day weekend, Virginia State Police made, on average, a DUI arrest EVERY 81 MINUTES (71 arrests, 5/23 – 5/26, VSP). 🚔 #DriveSober vsp.virginia.gov/seven-people...

Summer Months Usher in Deadliest Period for Teen Drivers; Parental Involvement Urged to Prevent Underage Drinking ☀️ wrap.org/summer-month...

🆕 With a focus on impaired driving amongst other high-risk, behind-the-wheel behaviors, Fairfax County, Virginia Police announce “increased enforcement efforts” throughout the Memorial Day weekend. 🚔 #DriveSober fcpdnews.org/2026/05/18/m...

Nationally, the #holiday #weekend, marked by celebrations and increased #travel, often comes with a surge in traffic crashes caused by excessive speed, #impairment and #distracteddriving. #mcpnews 🚔and #MDSP 🚔will be on the roads with enhanced patrols and sobriety checkpoints. #mdroads #mdtraffic

🆕 Virginia State Police announce that “all available state police troopers and supervisors will be on patrol” through the Memorial Day weekend stepping-up enforcement and reminding motorists to “drive safe, smart and sober.” 🚔 #DriveSober vsp.virginia.gov/start-summer...

Scenes from today’s 2026 Mobility Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. hosted by partner the D.C. Highway Safety Office and focused on exploring “best practices in multimodal transportation safety efforts” in the city. 🚦 #DriveSober www.unitedwegodc.com/copy-of-2025...

Yesterday on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, WRAP’s Kurt Erickson along with Maryland State Police, Maryland Transportation Authority Police, DC Highway Safety Office, Maryland Tourism Coalition and Ocean City, Maryland officials... 1/2

WRAP today in Washington, D.C. joining traffic safety professionals from around Greater Washington for partner the D.C. Highway Safety Office’s second-annual Mobility Safety Summit... 1/2

WRAP’s Kurt Erickson (left) today on Maryland’s Eastern Shore with Ocean City, Maryland Mayor Rick Meehan at partner AAA Mid-Atlantic's annual Memorial Day news conference focusing on summer highway safety. ☀️🏖️🚔 #DriveSober

🆕 Summer Months Usher in Deadliest Period for Teen Drivers; Parental Involvement Urged to Prevent Underage Drinking ☀️ wrap.org/summer-month...

WRAP today in Eastern Shore’s Grasonville, Maryland joining Maryland State Police, Maryland Transportation Authority Police, DC Highway Safety Office, Maryland Tourism Coalition and Ocean City, Maryland officials in... 1/2

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: Summer Months Usher in Deadliest Period for Teen Drivers; Parental Involvement Urged to Prevent Underage Drinking ☀️ wrap.org/summer-month...

WRAP Director and Commonwealth Attorney for the City of Alexandria Bryan Porter (2nd from r) today addresses members of WRAP’s Board of Directors during a meeting of the nonprofit’s voluntary leadership at the nonprofit’s Tysons, VA offices. ✳️ #Coalitions #Partnerships wrap.org/board-of-directors/

Members of WRAP's voluntary leadership meeting today at the nonprofit's Board of Directors meeting in Tysons, Virginia. ✳️ #Coalitions #Partnerships wrap.org/board-of-directors/

WRAP this morning at its Board of Directors meeting in Tysons, Virginia. ✳️ #Coalitions #Partnerships wrap.org/board-of-dir...

Next weekend is Memorial Day weekend - a time when, historically, nearly four-out-of-ten U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers (38%, NHTSA, 2024). If your plans include alcohol, also plan for a safe ride home. 🇺🇸 #MakeAPlan #DriveSober

Today is the 38th anniversary of the nation’s “deadliest” drunk driving crash which claimed the lives of 27 persons (inc. 25 children) and injured 34 others. In recognition of such and to remind persons of both those lives lost to impaired driving and that each DUI incident is preventable... 1/2

#BuckleUp — or face the consequences. They could be expensive — or fatal. 🔗https://bit.ly/3Q6FMl3 #BeTheDriver #ClickItOrTicket #MDTraffic #shopping #commuting #weekend #MDRoads @zerodeathsmd.bsky.social #BuckleUp#BeTheDriver#ClickItOrTicket#MDTraffic#shopping#commuting#weekend#MDRoads#VisionZeroMC

On this #NationalPoliceWeek, thank you to Greater Washington’s law enforcement professionals for annually arresting and removing nearly 9,000 drunk drivers from Washington-metropolitan area roadways. 🚔 #DriveSober wrap.org/greater-wash...

🗓️ WRAP tomorrow calling for a collective “Moment of Silence” in Greater Washington schools and workplaces re. May 14, 2026 being the 38th anniversary of the nation’s “deadliest” drunk driving crash which claimed the lives of 27 persons (inc. 25 children) and injured 34 others. 🎗️ 1/2

🆕 In reporting of two recent, on-campus sexual assaults each occurring in the same coed dorm, Virginia Tech Police remind students that “alcohol and drugs are often used to create vulnerability” with studies showing... 1/2

𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜: Nearly 900 use Greater Washington #SoberRide program on Cinco de Mayo – the second highest level of ridership for that holiday since such was first served by the drunk driving-prevention program in 2015. 🎊 #VivaSafety wrap.org/nearly-900-u...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻? For George Mason University Police, it means arresting two persons for drunk driving and citing more than a half-dozen others for underage drinking (Fri-Sun, May 8-10). 🚔 #UnderageDrinking #NotAMinorIssue police.gmu.edu/wp-content/u...

To the 881 persons using WRAP's #SoberRide program in the Greater Washington area this Cinco de Mayo vs. potentially driving home drunk: 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨. 🎊 #VivaSafety wrap.org/nearly-900-u...

🆕 Maryland State Police believe “impairment and speed” to be contributing factors in weekend crash claiming the life of Prince George’s County, Maryland woman and which involved three vehicles and a Maryland Transit Administration bus. 🚔 #DriveSober news.maryland.gov/msp/2026/05/...

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: Nearly 900 Use Greater Washington #SoberRide Program on Cinco de Mayo. Local DUI Prevention Effort Removes Potential Drunk Driver from Area Roadways Every 49-Seconds on Cinco de Mayo. 🎊 #VivaSafety wrap.org/nearly-900-u...

𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜: Citing that motor vehicle crashes are a “leading cause of preventable death & serious injury, and seat belts are the single most effective protection in a crash,” Maryland Governor Wes Moore declares May as “Buckle Up for Safety Month” 🚘 #BuckleUp #BeTheDriver mva.maryland.gov/news/governo...

#DYK that WRAP serves as project director of partner Virginia DMV’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” (#WhatsTheDamage) campaign (formerly called “Checkpoint Strikeforce”) - an anti-drunk driving initiative commemorating its 25th year this year in Virginia? 1/2

📢 Greater Washington High School Teachers: Graduation will soon be upon us. Remember to schedule your FREE in-school alcohol education program educating area teens about the dangers and consequences of underage drinking... 1/2

📢 Greater Washington High School Teachers: Before the school year is out, remember to schedule your FREE in-school alcohol education program educating area teens about the dangers and consequences of underage drinking and drunk driving... 1/2

Road Shark Cracks Down: Over 13,500 Citations and Warnings in First Wave fcpdnews.org/2026/05/04/r... via Fairfax County Police Department

Thanks, Arlington County Police, for including WRAP in last night’s anti-drunk driving Cinco de Mayo event in Shirlington where participants learned more @ WRAP’s Cinco de Mayo #SoberRide program + donned Fatal Vision goggles to simulate alcohol’s effects on motor skills. 🎊 #VivaSafety #DriveSober

Free Cinco de Mayo Lyft Rides throughout Greater Washington 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 (4:00 pm – 4:00 am) to Prevent Drunk Driving. (#SoberRide code to be posted at 3:00 pm today at SoberRide.com. Limited quantities available.) 🎊 #VivaSafety #DriveSober wrap.org/free-cinco-d...

#DYK that over a third of U.S. traffic deaths on Cinco de Mayo involving drunk drivers (36%, NHTSA, 2024)? To counter such, join WRAP and partner the Arlington County Police Department 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 (6 – 8 pm) in Shirlington for ACPD’s interactive, anti-DUI Cinco de Mayo event! 🎊 1/2

It’s here. If you’ll be out celebrating Cinco de Mayo today and drinking, please designate a sober driver or use WRAP’s #SoberRide! (SoberRide code to be posted at 3:00 pm today at SoberRide.com. Limited quantities available.) 🎊 #VivaSafety wrap.org/free-cinco-d...

With over 1/3 of U.S. traffic deaths on Cinco de Mayo involving drunk drivers (36%, NHTSA, 2024), join WRAP & partner the Arlington Co. Police Department tomorrow, Tuesday, May 5th (6–8 pm) for their interactive, anti-DUI Cinco de Mayo event! 🎊 #VivaSafety #DriveSober arlingtonva.us/About-Arling...

𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗼 𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗨𝗵-𝗼𝗵? Free Lyft Rides throughout Greater Washington TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 5th (Cinco de Mayo), to Prevent Drunk Driving. (SoberRide code to be posted at 3:00 pm tomorrow at SoberRide.com. Limited quantities available.) 🎊 #SoberRide #VivaSafety

#DYK that over a third of U.S. traffic deaths on Cinco de Mayo involve drunk drivers (36%, NHTSA, 2024)? If you’ll be out celebrating Cinco de Mayo next Tuesday and drinking, please designate a sober driver or use WRAP’s #SoberRide! 🎊 #VivaSafety SoberRide.com

🆕 Suspected teen drunk driver arrested for DWI following crash this morning in Ashburn neighborhood. 🚔 #UnderageDrinking #NotAMinorIssue www.loudoun.gov/Archive.aspx...

With over a third of U.S. traffic deaths on Cinco de Mayo involving drunk drivers (36%, NHTSA, 2024), join WRAP & partner the Arlington County Police Dept. next Tues., May 5th (6 – 8 pm) for their interactive, anti-DUI Cinco de Mayo event. 🎊 #DriveSober #VivaSafety www.arlingtonva.us/About-Arling...

This Cinco de Mayo, designate a sober driver or use WRAP’s #SoberRide! 🎊 #VivaSafety SoberRide.com

🆕 Rockville-based Maryland State Police (MSP) Trooper named as “2025 Trooper of the Year” noting that his 156 DUI arrests made last year which translate to MSP Trooper 1st Class Bryce Thienhom removing “more impaired drivers from our roadways than any other Maryland State Trooper since 2013.” 🎖️ 1/3

𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗼 𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗨𝗵-𝗼𝗵? Free Lyft Rides throughout Greater Washington next Tuesday (May 5) to Prevent Drunk Driving. 🎊 #SoberRide #VivaSafety SoberRide.com

🆕 Two more George Washington University (GW) students taken to GW Hospital’s emergency room following GW Police reports of “intoxicated” students. 🚑 #UnderageDrinking #NotAMinorIssue gwhatchet.com/2026/04/27/c...

🚫 Thinking about selling alcohol to underage persons in DC? Think again. 🚫 THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA'S ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND CANNABIS ADMINISTRATION (ABCA) FINES NW MARKET $ 3,000 + SUSPENDS LICENSE FOR TEN DAYS FOR ALCOHOL SALE TO MINOR abca.dc.gov/sites/defaul...

WRAP last week was in both Bethesda and Rockville, Maryland conducting its alcohol education program, Alcohol Awareness for Students. Want to schedule this in-school program re. the dangers and consequences of underage drinking at YOUR DC area high school? ▶️ See wrap.org/students/to learn how!

“𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴,” – WRAP Director and Alexandria, Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorney Byan Porter as quoted by Alexandria Now re. the recent sentencing of the drunk driver... 1/3

Free Cinco de Mayo Lyft Rides throughout Greater Washington next Tuesday (May 5th) to Prevent Drunk Driving 🎊 #SoberRide #VivaSafety wrap.org/free-cinco-d...

WRAP’s Kurt Erickson this week was in Baltimore, Maryland serving as a panelist at #LifeSavers2026 discussing “legislative advocacy strategies to make a difference” inc. navigating policy barriers in advancing lifesaving highway safety legislation. 1/2

Este Cinco de Mayo, no maneje ebrio! Designate a un conductor o utilice el programa de WRAP, SoberRide, impulsado con Lyft! 🎊 #SoberRide #VivaSafety wrap.org/free-cinco-d...