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Officials unveil "Drive Sober" app ahead of St. Patrick's Day

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By Tiffany Yapp - email

MADISON (WKOW) -- Looking for a safe ride on St. Patrick's Day? There's an app for that.


As part of the "Zero in Wisconsin" traffic safety campaign, state officials unveiled a new "Drive Sober" app for smart phones on Friday.

Police say they want to prevent drunken driving arrests, and deadly accidents this St. Patrick's Day weekend.

"We definitely just wanna make sure that people understand that there's additional information out there available to them," Maj. Sandra Huxtable, with the Wisconsin State Patrol, said. "This app will provide it for them."

The drive sober app includes a blood alcohol estimator, a designated driver selector, a function to find a safe ride home, and impairment goggles that show the physical effects of increased alcohol levels.

You can download the free app here.

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