Mesquite PD offers free Lyft rides to prevent drunk driving

The Brief

  • Mesquite police are offering free Lyft rides to prevent drunk driving.
  • The program comes as DWI arrests are up, and recent crashes involve drunk drivers hitting homes.
  • The new initiative is a partnership with MADD and coincides with Saturation Saturday.

MESQUITE, Texas Mothers against Drunk Driving is partnering with law enforcement nationwide this weekend for Saturation Saturday. The initiative is aimed at preventing impaired driving.

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Mesquite police and its association announced a new program of its own to help drivers who may have had too much to drink get home.

New North Texas anti-DWI efforts

There are other safe ride programs out there, but this appears to be the first where a police organization helps get you home, keeping you from behind the wheel.

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