AUSTIN – Stories behind the data show the true consequences of driving drunk over spring break. That’s why TxDOT is using its Drive Sober. No Regrets. campaign to share with college students the real-life experiences of people affected by drunk driving crashes across Texas.

One person in Texas dies every eight hours and 31 minutes in a DUI-alcohol related traffic crash. Last year, 1,029 people in Texas were killed and 2,522 seriously injured because someone chose to get behind the wheel while impaired. Over last year’s spring break, Texas saw 872 DUI-alcohol related traffic crashes. These crashes resulted in 30 fatalities and 107 serious injuries.

STATS CLOSER TO HOME

• In the Brownwood District in 2021, there were 2,254 traffic crashes, resulting in 37 fatalities and 158 serious injuries.
  • In the Brownwood District in 2021, there were 139 DUI-alcohol related traffic crashes, resulting in 8 fatalities and 23 serious injuries.
  • In the Brownwood District during the 2021 Spring Break holiday time period, there were 5 DUI-alcohol related traffic crashes, resulting in 0 fatalities and 1 serious injury.
• In Brownwood (city) in 2021, there were 389 traffic crashes, resulting in 3 fatality and 16 serious injuries.
  • In Brownwood (city) in 2021, there were 21 DUI-alcohol related traffic crashes, resulting in 0 fatality and 0 serious injuries.
  • In Brownwood (city) during the 2021 Spring Break holiday time period, there were 3 DUI-alcohol related traffic crashes, resulting in 0 fatalities and 0 serious injuries.

Throughout March, TxDOT’s Drive Sober. No Regrets. campaign will conduct outreach events at key spring break designations that are popular among college students. These events will include a video exhibit featuring powerful testimonials of Texans who deal with the daily consequences of drunk driving, either as offenders or survivors. These humanizing stories and drunk driving facts can be found at SoberRides.org.