12/17/2025
Deterring Impaired Driving This Winter Holiday Season
Like other festive seasons, the winter holidays are a time of year when many alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities occur.
According to PennDOT data, during the 2024 holiday travel period beginning the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and running through January 2, 2025, there were 857 alcohol-related crashes, resulting in 18 fatalities and 542 suspected serious injuries. During the same time, there were 307 drug-related crashes, resulting in 13 fatalities and 267 suspected serious injuries.
Across the state, law enforcement will conduct sobriety checkpoints, roving patrols, and regular traffic safety patrols to crack down on drivers impaired by drugs or alcohol throughout the holiday season.
PennDOT reminds motorists that impaired driving crashes are 100 percent preventable and asks drivers to keep themselves, their families, and other motorists safe by designating a sober driver or not driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
For more traffic safety information, please visit www.penndot.pa.gov/safety.
