We work every day in Alexandria with local citizens that spend their time and money to obey the law. When public officials flout those laws in city-owned vehicles it makes us doubly sad. The police chief is a first time offender with a BAC of more than .15; minimum sentence is 5 days in jail.
"Baker ended his 40-year career in law enforcement Tuesday with a short, melancholy letter to the members of his department, three days after his drunken driving arrest." More
Archived on 5/28/09:Don't Take the Risk:Drunk Driver Gets 15 Years For Fatal Wrong-Way Crash 3/6/2009
A Woodbridge man who drove the wrong way, drunk, on Route 1 last year and slammed head-on into another car at 96 mph, killing the driver, was sentenced to 15 years in prison yesterday by a Fairfax County judge.
Archived on 2/3/09:Inauguration runs from Sunday night to Tuesday afternoon and we hope that you will be safe with one of our Drivers! Reservations are strongly recommended during Inauguration if you are inside of, or going to, Washington DC and Arlington. We cannot guarantee drivers will be available on-call in those areas.
Our dispatchers are carefully monitoring the road restrictions. All bridges into DC are reported closed from 2am-7pm Tuesday. Road closures are starting on Sunday night, and continue until 7pm Tuesday. We will use all available methods to get to you, but please allow for up to an hour for your driver to arrive, regardless of where you are in the DC area.
Archived on 1/3/09:The Holidays are here again! During this time of merriment and celebration we want to get you home safe. Please call ahead to allow us to better serve you - and will work with you as your plans change. Just as before we require reservations for Christmas Day and New Years Eve.
Archived on 11/1/08: Thanks be to Parrotheads! We had a great time picking up over 20 people from the Jimmy Buffet concert at the Nissan Pavilion. We are available for sports games, concerts and all events.
Archived on 9/17/08:Stop worrying about driving! Click to ring us - just remember to save the number in your phone:
Archived on 9/1/08:Did you know that you can pay with all major credit/debit cards? Set up a corporate account and your company can sponsor safe rides home from events and more!
Archived on 9/17/08:And now for a moment of zen:
Archived on 7/10/08:We're featured in Alexandria's online source for local news and events - Local Kicks.
Archived on 6/30/08:It all started with drunk driving:"Last night I made an error in judgment," Fossella said. "As a parent, I know that taking even one drink of alcohol before getting behind the wheel of a car is wrong. I apologize to my family and the constituents of the 13th Congressional District [of New York] for embarrassing them, as well as myself."
"He's politically dead. The only thing that hasn't happened is the autopsy report hasn't been written," said Doug Muzzio, a professor of politics at Baruch College in New York. "He can say he's going to stay all he wants, but come on ..."
Looks like he won't be driving in the nation's capitol again, and with a blood alcohol level of twice the legal limit, our roads will be safer for it.
Archived on 4/31/08: Thanks for a wonderful St. Patrick's Day Weekend! As part of our partnership with Murphy's Irish Pub, our Designated Drivers were featured in the annual St Patty's press conference, held by the Washington Regional Alcohol Program. With their help and the hundreds of other restaurants we partner with, we had a busy weekend keeping people and the roads safe!
Archived on 4/14/08: Winter dragging on? Get a little Caribbean spirit into your life over at Mango Mike's. Check out their cool blog over here.
Archived on 3/12/08: St. Patrick's Day is coming up. Please be safe and aware of the increased risk during the day when everybody's Irish. We strongly encourage a reservation, so call today to ensure that you get a driver. We will bring on additional staff, and we are also looking for great drivers during the holidays if you would like to help keep us all safe on March 17th.
Archived on 3/12/08: Please note that we are available only by reservation on
Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day and
New Year's Eve. We apologize for any possible inconvenience.
Archived on 2/15/08: Note: Happy New Year's to everyone from Drivers! We had a record number of rides, and want to thank everyone who has supported us in our first year. To those that were unable to try us on New Year's (and we apologize for those that called to request drivers that we weren't able to provide), we invite you to try our designated drivers anytime anytime in the New Year. We experienced a very high call volume in addition to a major phone network outage. Our goal remains the same: to drive anyone who needs a driver, and we thank all of our drivers, partners, and of course clients. Thank you and Happy New Year!!!
Archived on 1/8/08: Introducing a service you will never drink without: press release.
Archived on 12/31/07:Virginia Is for (Wine) Lovers @ New York Magazine. Book your wine tour with our trained and experienced drivers today!
Archived on 9/1/07: Go check out the awesome enomatic tasting machines at one of our partners, Church Street Cellars. These machines allow you to buy samples of the hundreds of bottles, keeping them in fresh condition while allowing you to sample them at you leisure.
