Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is reminding Virginians to plan a safe ride home if their holiday plans include alcohol, citing stepped-up efforts by law enforcement throughout the Commonwealth to identify and apprehend drunk drivers. 

As part of Virginia’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, the state will be stepping up efforts from now until January 1st. 168 Virginia law enforcement agencies will participate in the holiday wave of Virginia’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Law enforcement officers will conduct 761 individual saturation patrols and 82 sobriety checkpoints across the Commonwealth. 

Between Thanksgiving Day 2023 and New Year’s Day 2024, 466 people were injured and 13 lost their lives because of alcohol-related crashes on Virginia roadways. Though this is a decrease in alcohol-related crash fatalities from the 23 the previous holiday season, drivers must continue to plan a sober ride.