Press Release: Plan for a Sober Ride this Fourth of July

XENIA, OH — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Greene County Safe Communities Coalition, and Greene County Public Health are reminding drivers that drinking and driving is deadly and never an option. Join these agencies in sharing this message for a safe Independence Day celebration: Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving. Every year, the days around and including the Fourth of July holiday rank as one of the deadliest periods on our nation’s roads. In 2024, there were 579 people killed in traffic crashes during the holiday period. From 2020 to 2024, there were 1,724 driver fatalities of the 2,719 total traffic fatalities. Thirty-eight percent of those drivers were drunk.

Press Release: Buzzed Driving 4th of July 06-22-26