This St. Patrick’s Day, millions of adults will celebrate with parties and parades. But it takes more than the luck of the Irish to make sure everyone who observes the holiday gets home safely.

To that end, Dichello Distributors Inc., the local Anheuser-Busch distributor, is working with local bars and restaurants to encourage party-goers 21 and older to celebrate responsibly and designate a driver or make plans for a safe ride home.

Thanks to efforts like these and increased law enforcement, drunk-driving fatalities are down 53 percent nationwide since 1982, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

We hope everyone will join us in celebrating responsibly this St. Patrick’s Day. After all, these are our roads and our shared responsibility. 

Tony Lota

North Haven