Seasonal & Holidays
Drunk on St. Patrick's Day? Law Firm Picks Up Cab Fare to Clinton Township
If you drink too much on St. Paddy's Day, law firm will pay your fare back home in Oakland, Wayne, Macomb and Washtenaw counties.
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI – If your St. Patrick’s Day celebration gets out of hand and you drink too much alcohol, a Southfield law firm will pay your fare home.
Christensen Law is offering its taxi- and rideshare-reimbursement program in Oakland, Wayne, Macomb and Washtenaw counties, Dave Christensen, the law firm’s founder, said in a news release.
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“We have every reason to believe our ‘Safe Ride Home’ program has saved the lives of people who over-celebrated on Thanksgiving Eve and New Year’s Eve,” Christensen said. “We’ve helped more than 250 people return home safely, and we want to continue offering that service to the community.”
Christensen said drunken driving accidents and incidents typically increase around St. Patrick’s Day, and Michigan State Police troopers are expected to increase drunken driving patrols across the state.
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“We want to decrease the number of people killed on Michigan roads each year,” Christensen says. “The number rose 10 percent in 2015 compared with the previous year.”
The National Safety Council recently reported that 982 people were killed on state roads in Michigan during 2015.
How Safe Ride Home Works
If you’ve had too much to drink on St. Patrick’s Day, just call a cab, Uber or Lyft to take you from the bar to your home. Pay for the ride that night and get a receipt. The next day, simply email a copy of your receipt along with a copy of your driver’s license or State of Michigan ID card to [email protected] to receive a reimbursement of up to $35.
Or, send those materials via U.S. Mail to Christensen Law Safe Ride Home, 25925 Telegraph Rd., Suite 200, Southfield, MI 48033.
Restrictions:
- Offer is good from 1 p.m. on March 17, 2016 to 4 a.m. on March 18, 2016.
- You must be at least 21 years old.
- Maximum reimbursement is $35, good for a one-way ride to your home.
- Receipts must be received by Christensen Law by midnight, March 21, 2016 to be eligible for reimbursement.
- Ride must be within Wayne, Macomb, Oakland and Washtenaw counties.
- Provider of ride must be a licensed taxi company, Uber or Lyft
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