2-08-24 Police Urge Motorists to Drive Sober This Super Bowl Sunday

Hawaiʻi Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Program Manager Torey Keltner
Phone: (808) 961-2305

Media Release

With Super Bowl LVIII taking place on Sunday, February 11, 2024, the Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) has teamed up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to remind Big Island football fans that Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk.

Whether you’re hosting a Super Bowl viewing party or attending one, everyone has an important job to do: help keep drunk drivers off the road so everyone can make it home safely on game day.

“We take care of each other and our ohana on the Big Island, so if you’re planning on having a Superbowl party, please make a game plan to help your guests get home safely,” says Torey Keltner, HPD’s Traffic Services Section Program Manager.

“Sadly, five people have died in just the past six weeks in traffic crashes across the island and 98 motorists have been arrested for DUI,” said Keltner. Nationally, one person is killed every 39 minutes in a drunk-driving crash on our nation’s roads. The rate of alcohol impairment among drivers involved in fatal crashes is nearly twice has high at night than during the day.

Have a Game Plan
This year get ahead of the game and create your game plan now.

• If you’re going to a Super Bowl party and you plan to drink alcohol, make sure you plan for a designated driver to get you home safely.
• If you’re hosting a party, prepare plenty of non-alcoholic drink options and food for your guests.
• If you’re a designated driver, be the night’s MVP and keep that commitment front and center.

Another important reminder: Never serve alcohol to minors. If an underage person drinks and drives, the person who provided the alcohol can be held liable for any damage, injury, or death caused by the underage driver.

Hawai‘i Island police will be out in force traffic throughout Superbowl weekend.

“HPD Officers are already preparing for additional DUI roadblocks and DUI patrols this weekend,” said Keltner. “Bottom line is that we want everyone to be safe. For Super Bowl LVIII, be a team player and remember: Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk.”