Extra Attention

As your coworkers, friends and relatives prepare to hit the road for Thanksgiving, you can work to ensure their safety by calling attention to the risks of impaired driving. The days leading up to the holiday, especially Thanksgiving Eve – also known also as Blackout Wednesday – are among the most dangerous times to be on the road

Why it Matters

174 lives lost in 2023: During the Thanksgiving holiday period (6 p.m. Wednesday to 5:59 a.m. Monday), 174 people died in drunk-driving crashes nationwide, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That’s more than one-third (35%) of all traffic fatalities during that time.

Blackout Wednesday is deadly: From 2017 to 2021, 137 drivers involved in fatal crashes on Thanksgiving Eve were alcohol-impaired. In 2

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