Have Fun This 4th of July Weekend but I Beg You Not to Drink and Drive – Brian’s Blog

Here we are about to have another wonderful 4th of July celebration. We will be grilling, laughing and partying with all of our family and friends. I hope you have a great time but I beg you...please, please, please do not drink and drive. In 2014 over the 4th of July over 160 people lost their lives due to drinking and driving. This is such a preventable scenario.

Each year I make a plea for you to stay off the road if you have been drinking. It is a very easy thing to do. Last year I lost a family member due to a drunk driver that caused me to write a blog I would like to share with you again that you will see below. If it gets even one person to stay away from getting behind the wheel this weekend, it is more than worth it. Be safe and have fun.

"There are a few things in this world that you can count on me making a stand against. I will stand against the abuse of a woman or child. I will stand against bullying. I will stand against racism and prejudice and I will stand against drinking and driving. I have no tolerance for any of these things.

I know over the next few weeks that a lot of people will consume a lot of alcohol. I also know that a lot of people will drink and drive. We cannot have this. There is no excuse for having a few and getting behind the wheel. We have cabs, buses, sober friends and many other options to get you to where you need to go. If you are going to drink make sure you have someone to drive you. I have no problem with you having a few and enjoying the summer. I do have a problem with you driving if you have been impaired. You could injure yourself or worse yet, an innocent user of our roadways.

I would say a huge percentage of people have and do drive after having a few. This can be such a horrible decision. That one time you have a lapse in judgement could cost you or someone else their life. No family deserves to lose a loved one because someone was too stupid and selfish to get a driver to get them home. We all need you to be smart and think ahead if you plan on hanging one on.

We lost our 21 year old niece last year due to a drunk driver. This is very personal to me and I don’t want to see other families go through something that is totally avoidable. Don’t drink and drive. Lives depend on making the right decision and it is very easy to make. Party smart this summer."