Charlotte-Mecklenburg Deputy Police Chief Kerr Putney and CMPD’s Traffic Unit met in Center City with AAA of the Carolinas and Budweiser. It was all part of a new program kickoff called “Tow to Go.” The free service provides private party goers and licensed establishments a way to get people home safely.
Adults in need of a ride can call 1-800-AAA-HELP. AAA will dispatch a tow truck and will take both the driver and the vehicle home, free of charge. This service is available to both AAA members and non-members.
Tow to Go removes the number one excuse for drunk driving - the intoxicated motorist not wanting to leave their car - by not only taking the driver home safely, but also their vehicle home safely too.
The CMPD conducted 30 DWI checkpoints in 2010 and those checkpoints netted more than 200 drunk drivers.
