{"id":455773,"date":"2025-12-18T15:09:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/455773\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:09:17","slug":"txdots-not-so-fun-house-exhibit-aims-to-curb-incidents-of-holiday-drunk-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/455773\/","title":{"rendered":"TxDOT\u2019s \u2018Not So Fun House\u2019 exhibit aims to curb incidents of holiday drunk driving"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 Drunk driving incidents during the holidays are an issue across the state, with more than 2,000 crashes reported last year, according to numbers from the Texas Department of Transportation. <\/p>\n

During the holiday season last year, 96 people died and more than 200 sustained serious injuries in DWI-related crashes.<\/p>\n

This year, TxDOT is working to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving with its traveling \u201cNot So Fun House\u201d exhibit. <\/p>\n

On Wednesday afternoon, the exhibit visited San Antonio\u2019s Southeast Side. The carnival-style trailer showed the effects of DWI on drivers through impaired goggles and a driving simulator. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou should never think that you\u2019ll be a better driver under the influence,\u2019 said Tanya Brown, a TxDOT public information officer. \u201dYou don\u2019t want to catch yourself behind the wheel thinking you\u2019ve got this and end up ending somebody\u2019s life or your own because you decided to drink and drive.”<\/p>\n

The exhibit also featured stories from people affected by drunk driving crashes. <\/p>\n

\u201cOne drink can put you down. Either you\u2019re going to get killed, or you\u2019re going to kill somebody,\u201d said Alonia Haydwood, who has been impacted by drunk driving. <\/p>\n

Fines and court costs from getting a DWI can cost someone upwards of $17,000, according to TxDOT.<\/p>\n

TxDOT’s traveling ‘Not So Fun House’ exhibit visited San Antonio’s Southeast Side on Wednesday, Dec. 17. The exhibit is part of a broader TxDOT effort to reduce drunk driving during the holiday season. (KSAT)TxDOT’s traveling ‘Not So Fun House’ exhibit visited San Antonio’s Southeast Side on Wednesday, Dec. 17. The exhibit is part of a broader TxDOT effort to reduce drunk driving during the holiday season. (KSAT)TxDOT’s traveling ‘Not So Fun House’ exhibit visited San Antonio’s Southeast Side on Wednesday, Dec. 17. The exhibit is part of a broader TxDOT effort to reduce drunk driving during the holiday season. (KSAT)<\/p>\n

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