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VIDEO: 4th of July Drunk Driving
I would first like to take a moment to thank Ruth and Drew Finn, Travis’s parents, for sharing their story with me and the Tampa community. My sincere and deepest expression of appreciation for their strength to tell Travis’ story with the hope other families might be spared their grief.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the 4th of July holiday weekend is the deadliest for drunk driving related crashes, even more so than New Year’s. Furthermore, according to research from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, alcohol-related traffic deaths are at an all time high. 17,941 people nationwide died in 2006, and that number is up by 2.4 percent from 2005. Here in Florida, the latest research from 2005 shows that 1,471 people died in that year as a result of drunk drivers.
Don Murray, Florida’s Executive Director of MADD, says the best defense to prevent drunk driving is to plan ahead:
“The problem frankly is that when you drink, your judgment goes away and you don’t think you are impaired… and once the judgment goes, you feel perfectly content to and confident that your abilities to drive are not impaired. People have to understand that that is the first clue that there’s trouble.”
Don encourages everyone this 4th of July to select a designated driver or chip in for a cab or other form of transportation. For more information on drunk driving related initiatives, legislation, resources and statistics, visit MADD’s website at http://www.madd.org.
The following is a partial list of cab services available throughout the metro Tampa area and its suburbs.
Affordable Taxi (727) 733-3333, 2647 Harbor Cir, Clearwater, FL
Action Cab & Shuttle (727) 845-3090, New Port Richey, FL
United Cab Company (813) 253-2424, 1701 W Cass St, Tampa
Yellow Cab (813) 253-3590, 502 N Oregon Ave, Tampa
A Americab Taxi, (813) 837-4455, 506 N Archer St, Tampa
ABC Taxi (813) 872-8294, 1701 W Cass St, Tampa
Florida Taxi (727) 896-5008, Tampa
Gulf Coast Transportation (813) 251-3107, 1701 W Cass St, Tampa
Cab Plus Incorporated, (813) 250-0990, Hyde Park, Tampa
Tampi Taxi Incorporated, (813) 888-5008, 4105 N Florida Ave, Tampa
United Cab Company (813) 251-6494, 1701 W Cass St, Tampa
Wishing you and your family a safe and relaxing 4th.
Alicia
Posted by Liz Krege, st. pete on 11/23 at 07:04 PM
Your deeply missed Travis…an awful reminder of the consequences of people’s lack of responsibility.
Posted by Drew Finn, Largo Florida on 11/20 at 11:35 PM
Hey Travis - Mom has this avaialable for people to see and comment on posted on her MySpace site. Very good - maybe it will help prevent what happened to you from happening to someone else. Will be your birthday soon, yes it falls right on Thanksgiving this year. Doesn’t make it any easier, but then we remember you on every occasion, that one empty chair where you should be. Anyway, as always I miss you and love you. God bless and Happy Thanksgiving son - Dad
Posted by Chris Carter, Tampa on 07/23 at 07:43 AM
My brother’s girlfriend lost her Dad in a drunk driving crash… and how to you ever get over that… you cant
Posted by Chris Carter, Tampa on 07/23 at 07:43 AM
If you are stupid enough to drive that impaired you should be thrown away in prison forever… you are a murder just like the other creeps on the street for taking the life of another person.
Posted by Dee Dee Kane, Tampa on 07/23 at 07:41 AM
Rest in peace Travis.
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Posted by Alan S., on 02/04 at 05:52 PM
For goodness sake, just take a cab both ways. If you go with a group of people and split the cost, it’s even cheaper. Honestly, who wants to worry about a designated driver, possible DUIs, parking and the other headaches of driving? Just get dropped off by a taxi. It’s safer and not to mention more fun.
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Alan S.