![]() That translates to an average of one person dying every eight hours and 15 minutes. Last year, 24% of all traffic deaths in Texas were caused by drunk driving. Always get a sober ride through a designated driver, taxi, rideshare app, or calling a friend-or simply stay where you are.” “We hope these personal accounts from offenders and survivors wake people up to the consequences of drinking and driving. “These are real people whose deaths were 100% preventable, had it not been for a drunk driver,” said TxDOT Executive Director Marc Williams. Stories like this are why TxDOT is launching its Faces of Drunk Driving summer campaign: to show the real faces behind the statistics. Analicia’s mom, Nereida Flores Garza, is just one of thousands of people killed every year by drunk drivers-1,061 in Texas last year. She wishes the drunk driver could see the pain he caused by taking her mother away from her. “All I remember is being buckled into a car seat and waking up in a hospital a week later,” Zarate said. ![]() More than 20 years have passed since that tragic night, but the pain endures. A drunk driver ran a stop sign and hit their car, killing Analicia’s mom instantly. TxDOT urges Texans to consider the tragic impact before getting behind the wheel after drinkingĪnalicia Zarate of Edinburg was four years old when she and her mom were headed home from church on a Sunday night. ![]()
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