American Craft Beer Issues A Winter Holiday DUI Warning

We drink professionaly here at American Craft Beer…And have learned over time that drinking and driving is never cool.

That said, many Americans continue to drink and drive…

But it’s the winter holidays, and three holidays in particular, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve, when driving under the influence citations peak.

According to a recent stat analysis provided by Quote Wizard, Lending Tree’s insurance arm, these are the top 10 worst American cities for DUI citations…Some are surprising and some we expected would rank higher…

The 10 Worst Cities for Driving Under the Influence

1. Greensboro, NC
2. Boston, MA
3. Columbus, OH
4. Columbia, SC
5. Boise, ID
6. Denver, CO
7. San Diego, CA
8. Richmond, VA
9. Charlotte, NC
10. Virginia Beach, Va.

And while Greensboro, NC coming in at #1 surprised us, Boston #2, Denver #6, and San Diego #7 definitely didn’t…

And we have to ask… “What the hell is going on in the South?”

Pete Rowe at the San Diego Tribune reported this sobering stat…

“In San Diego, there are 2.34 drunk driving fatalities per 100,000 people. In a city of 1.4 million, that’s 33 deaths per year — 33 too many.”

And he’s right one death to a drunk driver is too many.

And those cities aren’t the only offenders…We wish they were.

Here’s Quote Wizard’s top 25 cities with the highest rate of DUI’s…

Rank	City
1	Greensboro
2	Boston
3	Columbus
4	Columbia SC
5	Boise
6	Denver
7	San Diego
8	Richmond
9	Charlotte
10	Virginia Beach
11	Dayton
12	Portland
13	Minneapolis
14	Sacramento
15	Salt Lake City
16	Bay Area
17	Seattle
18	Lexington
19	Omaha
20	Memphis
21	Riverside
22	Bakersfield
23	Philadelphia
24	Los Angeles
25	Fresno

Need more on drunk behavior?  There’s this…

ONE IN FOUR YOUNG EMPLOYEES ADMIT TO GOING TO WORK DRUNK

And this…

DRUNK ANGRY WASPS TERRORIZING UK BEER GARDENS

And even this..

AMERICANS AND BRITS SPEND BILLIONS DRUNK SHOPPING

Enjoy the holidays…But be responsible, smart and safe.