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AAA Kicks Off Tow To Go Service In Tampa Bay For Holiday

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AAA Kicks Off Tow To Go Service in Tampa Bay for holiday.  If you have had to much to drink and cannot find a way home, Call AAA and they will tow you and your car home.

AAA has announced it will again offer it’s “Tow to Go” service during the Holidays to keep impaired drivers off the road.   The holidays are full of parties and drinking and its important to be safe this holiday season.  So AAA is up and running with their program this weekend and next week.

How It Works

Here’s how the “Tow To Go” program works.  The nearly 25-year-old program provides free safe transportation for impaired drivers and their vehicles.  Tow to Go is active from 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22 to 6 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2. by calling 855-2-TOW-2-GO or 855-286-9246.

This is the 25th year The Auto Club Group has provided the Tow to Go program. When called, The Auto Club Group dispatches a tow truck to transport the impaired person and their vehicle to a safe location within a 10-mile radius for free.

To participate, call (855) 2-TOW-2-GO.  A tow truck will transport a possibly impaired driver and their vehicle to a safe location within a 10-mile radius. AAA offers the program but wants it used as a last resort.

  • Free and available to AAA members and non-members.
  • Confidential local ride for one person and their vehicle to a safe location within a 10-mile radius.
  • Appointments cannot be scheduled in advance to use Tow to Go. It is designed as a safety net for those that did not plan ahead. Always choose a designated driver before celebrating.
  • In some situations, AAA may need to make other arrangements to get an impaired individual a safe ride home.
  • Tow to Go may not be available in rural areas or during severe weather conditions.

You can Click here for more details.   Stay safe this holiday season and be prepared with AAA Tow To Go if needed.

Nationwide, AAA projects a very busy Holiday weekend with an estimated 6 million Americans forecast to take a road trip.  Combining cocktails with crowded roads can be deadly.  From 2017-2021, more than 830 people died in crashes involving a drunk driver.

Source: AAA

 

 

Hillsborough County's Most Dangerous Intersections

A list of the Hillsborough County’s most dangerous intersections is out. The list is compiled from All for Transportation, which is based on the Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Office data. All for Transportation was looking to get a 1% transportation tax referendum on the November ballot this year. A Hillsborough County circuit court judge rejected the tax hike saying, ”It misleads the public.”

Through the proposed 1% tax hike the group said they will “Build and widen roads. Fix roads and bridges. Expand public transit options. Fix potholes. Enhance bus services. Improve intersections. Make walking and biking safer.”

Four of Hillsborough County’s most dangerous intersections are located in Riverview. The data listed below is from June 2021 to September 2022.

[SOURCE: WTSP – 10 Tampa Bay]

 

  • U.S. 301 at Gibsonton Drive

    This intersection is the first of four in Riverview. 367 crashes and 13 serious injuries/deaths have occurred there.

  • U.S. 301 at Big Bend Road

    #2 in Riverview. 332 crashes and 14 serious injuries/deaths.

  • U.S. 301 at State Road 674

    This is in Wimauma and has had 207 crashes and 17 serious injuries/deaths at that intersection.

  • N. Florida Avenue and E. Waters Avenue

    This is in Tampa just west of I-275. 176 crashes and 9 serious injuries/deaths.

  • Lakewood Drive and E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

    In Mango just east of I-75. 113 crashes and 10 serious injuries/deaths.

  • Fishhawk Boulevard and Boyette Road

    In Lithia has has seen 104 crashes and 10 serious injuries/deaths.

  • Big Bend Road at Summerfield Boulevard

    The third intersection in Riverview that is in the Top 10. 97 crashes and 14 serious injuries/deaths.

  • Big Bend Road and Summerfield Crossing Boulevard

    Finally, the fourth intersection in Riverview. 92 crashes and 11 serious injuries/deaths.

  • County Line Road and U.S. 41

    There have been 76 crashes and 10 serious injuries/deaths at this intersection.

  • Bill Tucker Road and U.S. 301

    This is in Wimauma and has seen 66 crashes and 9 serious injuries/deaths.

Launa is part of Tampa Bay's Hometown Morning Krewe on 99.5 WQYK. She has been with the station for 7 years and joined J.R. and Kevin on the morning show 4 years ago. Since then, they have been nominated for not only a CMA but also an ACM. Launa has been in radio for the past 28 years and in the Tampa Bay market for 22 of those years. While working in radio, Launa has also served as an entertainment reporter on a local TV show and has hosted many charity events in the community. Using her popularity from QYK, Launa loves to help raise money for shelter animals and has been a volunteer at local shelters for years. Launa loves the community and writes articles on local news, entertainment, and events and highlights people who are shining in Tampa Bay that she knows others like her would also be interested in reading.

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