During Sunday’s Super Bowl, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is teaming up with Carbon County police to remind football fans that Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk.

If you’re going out to a Super Bowl party and you plan to drink alcohol, make sure you plan for a designated driver.

If you’re hosting a party, prepare plenty of food and nonalcoholic drink options for your guests, especially for the designated drivers. If you’re a designated driver, be the night’s MVP and keep that commitment front and center.

“The Super Bowl is a special night each year for our community to come together to celebrate, but we need responsible drivers on our roads,” said Joel Gulla, Lehighton Police Department and Carbon County coordinator for the North Central Regional DUI Enforcement Program. “If you are planning to be away from home during Super Bowl, make a game plan to ensure you don’t find yourself without a designated driver if you need one. If you’re hosting a party, make sure you take care of your designated drivers. Remind your friends and family: Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk.”

More than 13,000 people are killed in drunk-driving crashes annually, and nearly one person is killed every 39 minutes. In fact, fatalities in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes increased from 14% to 31% in recent years.

There are plenty of options to help impaired drivers get home safely, such as designating a sober driver or calling a taxi or ride-share. If available, use your community’s sober ride program UBER or LYFT.

If you see a drunken driver on the road, do not hesitate to contact 911.

For more information, visit www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drunk-driving.