Warwick, R.I. — Indulge past the point of safe driving on St. Patrick’s Day Thursday, and the Warwick Police will give you a free ride within city limits, as the department’s ‘Safe Rides’ program returns for a second year.
You’ll have to exercise some good judgement and call them first, though.
Police, with the help of the Warwick Citizens Police Academy Alumni, will run Safe Rides from 6 p.m. until midnight on St. Patrick’s Day Thursday. Their aim is to cut down on drunk driving arrests, crashes, and deaths.
People are urged to call 401-468-4200 for a ride anytime between the hours of 6 pm and midnight on St. Patrick’s Day. Citizen volunteers will be dispatched to establishments in the City and provide citizens a safe, free ride home anywhere within the City of Warwick if they need a ride or have had too much to drink.
For more information about the Safe Rides Program, please go to the Warwick Police Department web-site; or contact Community Police Sgt John Kelly at 401-468-4319 or [email protected].
Author: Rob Borkowski
Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.
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