Sheriff’s office to offer safe rides home New Year’s Eve

Online Staff Report

From 11 p.m., Monday, Dec. 31, to 4 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 1, the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting its 32nd Annual Sheriff’s New Year’s Eve Ride Home Program.

As has been done in the past, the purpose of this program is to provide free rides from any location in Winnebago County to your home in Winnebago County.

If you or someone you know has had too much to drink and needs a ride home, call (815) 639 – 4674 for a free ride home. However, because New Year’s Eve is a busy time for the Sheriff’s Office, the department asks that if you need a ride home, you first try to make alternate arrangements before calling the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office.

This program continues to reduce the number of intoxicated drivers on the road on New Year’s Eve.

Posted Dec. 28, 2012