Police to increase patrols

The blood alcohol content limit in Pennsylvania and West Virginia is .10.

Renner said partygoers should choose a designated driver who will not drink. Designated drivers should be on the lookout for other drivers speeding, swerving or tailgating and avoid them, he said.

Those caught drinking and driving can have their license suspended or face fines, possible jail time and increased insurance costs, Renner said.

"It's just not worth it, especially when the cab company will take you home for free," Renner said.

For the past three years, the Antietam Cab Association has been giving the overindulgent a way to get home safely during the New Year's holiday.

Washington County bartenders and hostesses can call Antietam Cab at 301-393-8811 and a cab will pick up partygoers, cab company co-owner Douglas Shumaker said.

"We won't take them to bars or to other parties but we'll give the a safe ride home," he said.

The Hagerstown cab company will have about eight vehicles out on the road Monday night, he said. In past years, Antietam Cab has given 75 to 100 free rides during the holiday, Shumaker said.

Some people have sent Shumaker a card to show their appreciation after they sobered up days later, but "most don't how they got home," he said.