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Don't drink and drive on St. Patrick's Day
Posted: 03.17.2010 at 11:04 AM
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The highway safety office says one of every three crash traffic fatalities in Georgia all year long is alcohol-related 
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According to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety 37 percent of drivers and motorcyclists involved in fatal crashes on St. Patrick’s Day 2008 had blood alcohol concentration over the legal limit

It’s St. Patrick’s Day so that means you’ve got to be extra careful on the road.

According to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety 37 percent of drivers and motorcyclists involved in fatal crashes on St. Patrick’s Day 2008 had blood alcohol concentration over the legal limit. Local law enforcement says they'll be watching the roads.

The highway safety office says one of every three crash traffic fatalities in Georgia all year long is alcohol-related.

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