To cut down on the number of impaired drivers on the roads this coming Labor Day weekend, Ace Taxi and the Cuyahoga County DUI Task Force are offering free cab rides home.

Call 1-800-TAXICAB from anywhere in the county Friday, Saturday and Sunday and tell the dispatcher you need a safe ride home.

The DUI task force’s 45 law enforcement agencies, the State Highway Patrol, Cleveland and many suburban police departments have announced they will be out in force and setting up checkpoints to catch impaired drivers this weekend.

“Last year’s Labor Day holiday yielded the highest number of traffic fatalities in Ohio of any of the major holiday travel periods for the year,” patrol Col. Richard Collins said in a news release. “Not only did 24 people perish in Ohio traffic crashes, but 10 of those deaths were alcohol-related.”

PLEASE BE SAFE THIS WEEKEND!:)

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