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Score a touchdown this Super Bowl Sunday with Tipsy Tow
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Whether you’re a Pats fan or rooting for Big Blue, AAA South Dakota wants to make sure you don’t get a penalty for drinking and driving this Super Bowl Sunday. To help keep fans safe, AAA is offering its Tipsy Tow service for football fans that may be a little “blitzed” from celebrating during the big game. The service starts at 4 p.m. Sunday and runs through 2 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6.
“If football fans celebrate the game by consuming alcohol this Sunday, we urge them to play offense by having a game plan for getting home safely,” said Mark Madeja, AAA South Dakota spokesman. “Tipsy Tow is a great way to run interference on drunk driving.”
To take advantage of AAA’s Tipsy Tow, drivers, passengers, party hosts, bartenders and/or restaurant managers should:
• Call AAA toll-free at 1-800-AAA-HELP (1-800-222-4357) anytime between 4 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb 5, and 2 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6.
• State they need a “Tipsy Tow.”
Tipsy Tow will be available in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Yankton, and Mitchell. The free community service provides a one-way ride for the driver, one passenger and their vehicle at no cost for up to 15 miles. Services will be provided to motorists whether they are AAA members or not – but the auto club will just take drivers and cars one place: home.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one alcohol-impaired death occurs every 45 minutes across the country, with alcohol-impaired drivers contributing to one out of every three traffic deaths.
“AAA estimates that a first-time DUI conviction can cost a motorist more than $10,000 in fines, penalties, legal fees and increased insurance costs,” said Madeja. “We sincerely hope motorists will choose to not roll the dice and climb behind the wheel when they know they shouldn’t. Tipsy Tow is free, easy and confidential.”
“If football fans celebrate the game by consuming alcohol this Sunday, we urge them to play offense by having a game plan for getting home safely,” said Mark Madeja, AAA South Dakota spokesman. “Tipsy Tow is a great way to run interference on drunk driving.”
To take advantage of AAA’s Tipsy Tow, drivers, passengers, party hosts, bartenders and/or restaurant managers should:
• Call AAA toll-free at 1-800-AAA-HELP (1-800-222-4357) anytime between 4 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb 5, and 2 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6.
• State they need a “Tipsy Tow.”
Tipsy Tow will be available in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Yankton, and Mitchell. The free community service provides a one-way ride for the driver, one passenger and their vehicle at no cost for up to 15 miles. Services will be provided to motorists whether they are AAA members or not – but the auto club will just take drivers and cars one place: home.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one alcohol-impaired death occurs every 45 minutes across the country, with alcohol-impaired drivers contributing to one out of every three traffic deaths.
“AAA estimates that a first-time DUI conviction can cost a motorist more than $10,000 in fines, penalties, legal fees and increased insurance costs,” said Madeja. “We sincerely hope motorists will choose to not roll the dice and climb behind the wheel when they know they shouldn’t. Tipsy Tow is free, easy and confidential.”
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