Too Much Green Beer? Call Palos Park Police For A Ride Home

PALOS PARK, IL — Palos Park police are encouraging folks to plan ahead for a safe ride home and urge everyone to have a plan this St. Patrick’s Day, which this year falls on Thursday, March 17. If you plan on drinking, designate a sober driver. A day of celebrating can quickly turn to tragedy because of impaired driving. St. Patrick's Day is one of the deadliest holidays due to the number of drunk drivers on the road.

Choosing to drive drunk can ruin or end the life of the driver and others around them. If you are in Palos Park and have had too much to drink, call Palos Park police and officers will get you home safely. Call Chief Joe Miller’s cell phone at 708-259-1035, and he will arrange a ride for you, no questions asked. Officers will take you directly home, and not to another bar or party.

"If there's anything we can do to make sure people don't drink and drive, that's what we want to do,” Miller said. “We just want people to have a good time, but be responsible."

Palos Park police and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends the following these steps for enjoying a safe holiday without jeopardizing lives on the road.

• Before the festivities begin, plan a way to safely get home at the end of the night.
• Before you start drinking, designate a sober driver and leave your car keys at home.
• If you’re impaired, use a taxi, call a sober friend or family member, use public transportation, or contact Chief Joe Miller at 708-259- 1035, and he will arrange a ride home for you.