LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas law enforcement is teaming up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Arkansas Highway Safety Office to promote the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign from December 12, 2025 to January 1, 2026.
According to the Highway Safety Office, winter holidays are the most dangerous times of the year due to drunk driving. From 2019 to 2023, 4,931 people were killed in accidents involving a drunk driver in December. Over 1,000 of those were in December 2023 alone.
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Officials recommend everyone plan and designate a sober driver, use a taxi or rideshare service, call a friend for a ride or help drunk friends get home safely.
“Driving impaired is illegal, endangers everyone on the road, and is never acceptable,” Arkansas Public Safety Secretary Colonel Mike Hagar said. “Our Troopers, local police and sheriff’s deputies will be out in full force this holiday season to identify and remove impaired drivers from our roads. We’re asking everyone to make smart choices, plan ahead, and help ensure that every celebration ends safely. Drunk driving is 100% preventable.”…