ArriveSafe offers a free Uber home for people in Montgomery County over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The program covers a ride of up to $25.
ArriveSafe starts on 6 p.m. Saturday and ends 6 a.m. Tuesday for Christmas and is from 6 p.m. Dec. 30 to 6 a.m. Jan. 2 for New Year’s.
“This year, Ohio has had nearly 10,000 OVI-related traffic crashes, which sadly took the lives of over 500 people,” said Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. “Here in Montgomery County, we have had over 460 OVI-related traffic crashes that took the lives of nearly 40 motorists. We can do better! Have a designated driver or use ArriveSafe to get a free Uber ride home.”
Montgomery County residents can use the ArriveSafe program by scanning a QR code at www.mcpo.com to add a voucher to their Uber account. Another QR code will be added for New Year’s weekend.
Heck encouraged people to use ArriveSafe or designate a sober driver before starting the holiday celebrations.
“I don’t care which one you do, I just wish you would not drink and drive,” he said.
Since ArriveSafe launched in 2007, the program has provided 11,700 free rides home, Heck said.
“Have a designated driver or use ArriveSafe and get a free ride home over the Christmas and New Year’s weekends,” he said. “Remember, the life you save may be your own!”
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