Holiday partiers: Don’t take a chance and drive after drinking -- call AAA's Tipsy Tow

NEWS from AAA South Dakota, Dec. 12, 2011 – Free AAA Tipsy Tow services will once again be offered over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays this year to AAA members and nonmembers alike. The auto club will give you, your car, and up to one more person a free ride home if you feel unsafe behind the wheel after drinking.

"During holiday periods, up to 40 percent of all fatal crashes involve alcohol. With AAA’s Tipsy Tow service, the motorist, up to one more person, and the vehicle all get home safely and in one piece,” said Mark Madeja, spokesman for AAA South Dakota. “We’ve expanded Tipsy Tow and now offer this life-saving service to AAA members and nonmembers alike over all of the year’s major holidays."

AAA is offering Tipsy Tow in Sioux Falls and Rapid City as well as in Aberdeen, Yankton and Mitchell. The free service starts at 6 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 16, and runs until 2 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.

“We’re always hopeful that more and more South Dakotans will call us for a Tipsy Tow,” said Madeja. “Because we know many holiday partiers go ahead and take that chance behind the wheel when they really know they shouldn’t.”

To call for Tipsy Tow, dial (800) 222-4357 (AAA-HELP) and ask for Tipsy Tow. AAA will take you and your vehicle home – up to 15 miles from point of pick-up.