Hey gridiron fans:

Super Bowl Sunday is a great time to celebrate with friends and family. But if alcohol is included in your game plan, make the right call — designate a sober driver before the coin toss.

In the last three years over Super Bowl weekend, alcohol-related crashes accounted for five of the seven traffic deaths. Another 45 motorists were seriously injured during that same time period, and 1,470 motorists were arrested for driving while intoxicated.

A DWI is no five-yard penalty — it’s a serious crime that can put your life in very poor field position.

So don’t drop the ball on Super Bowl Sunday. Designate a sober driver — or find yourself benched in jail. The police are your No. 1 fans.

 
J.D. Carlson

lieutenant

Albert Lea Police Department

Albert Lea