Safe and Sober Halloween 2005

Northern California Injury Lawyers

DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE THIS HALLOWEEN
PLAN TO CALL A CAB – IT’S ON BERG INJURY LAWYERS

Local Law Firm to Provide“Safe and Sober Free Cab Ride Home”
in Alameda, Oakland, and Berkeley

Alameda , Calif. , October 27, 2005 — Halloween is no longer reserved for children. Halloween is now a full-blown party holiday with an increased number of adults expected to flood bars, restaurants, and private parties. To help prevent alcohol-related collisions and injuries this Halloween, Berg Injury Lawyers encourages all revelers in the cities of Alameda, Oakland, and Berkeley to take advantage of the law firm's "Safe and Sober Free Cab Ride Home" program.

Berg Injury Lawyers will team up with Veterans Cab and Yellow Cab of Alameda to provide a free transportation alternative this Halloween. The law firm's Safe and Sober Free Cab Ride Home program will be available in the cities of Alameda, Oakland, and Berkeley from 5 pm on Monday, October 31 through 2 am on Tuesday, November 1, 2005.

To request a free cab ride home, an individual can call Yellow Cab of Alameda or Veterans Cab at (800) 281- 4488 and tell them Berg Injury Lawyers is paying for their safe ride home. Cab rides are made available to area residents who otherwise might attempt to drive home after drinking. Rides are provided to an individual’s residence, not other drinking locations.

“If you plan to drink and party this Halloween, a simple phone call is all it takes to get a free ride home,” says William Berg, founder and principal of Berg Injury Lawyers. “I see the tragic consequences of drunk driving every day in my law office. Every injury and death caused by drunk driving is preventable. In California it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 or more. Berg Injury Lawyers will aggressively pursue suit against any drunk driver who harms an innocent victim this Halloween or any other day of the year.”

The Berg Injury Lawyers Safe and Sober Free Cab Ride home program is an ongoing commitment that seeks to raise community awareness regarding the dangers of drunk driving and to encourage individuals to make responsible choices by providing a safe transportation alternative on many of the traditionally high alcohol consumption holidays.

This is the second year Berg Injury Lawyers has offered the law firm’s Safe and Sober Free Cab Ride Home program. Launched in the city of Alameda on St. Patrick’s Day 2004 and expanded to include Oakland over Memorial Day weekend and subsequent holidays, the Berg Injury Lawyers Safe and Sober Free Cab Ride Home program made its Berkeley debut over New Year’s weekend 2004/05. The program has been successful in reducing the number of alcohol-related deaths and injuries by providing hundreds of free cab rides. In 2004, the program was a recipient of a Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Alameda County community service award.

About Berg Injury Lawyers
Berg Injury Lawyers has successfully litigated a wide range of personal injury claims throughout northern California since 1981. With a staff of over fifty legal professionals, the Alameda-based law firm specializes in plaintiffs’ personal injury law. Berg Injury Lawyers take great pride in their reputation as aggressive litigators and persuasive negotiators always committed to representing the rights of individuals injured by the negligent conduct of others. For more information, visit www.BergInjuryLawyers.com.

Statistics

  • 53% of all highway fatalities on Halloween weekend 2004 were the result of drinking and driving

  • In 2004, nearly 13,000 people died in crashes involving a driver or a motorcycle operator with an illegal BAC level of 0.08 or higher

  • In 2003, 21% of all children 0 to 14 years old who were killed in a motor vehicle crash were killed in alcohol-related collisions

Source -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, www.nhtsa.gov

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