Black Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving is number 1 for underage drinking | Fairfax DUI Attorney

Take a wild guess at which day of the year is the worst for underage drinking? Halloween? No. New Year’s Eve? No. Try the day before Thanksgiving that the police have dubbed ‘Black Wednesday’. They call this Black Wednesday because the kids tend to drink until they literally black out.

Ask some of our victims’ families who no longer have family members at the dining table for Thanksgiving the severity. It is the taking of human life. – Caroline Cash, Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

This was a surprising statistic to see as not many would think of the day before Thanksgiving as a party day. But oddly enough the day before Thanksgiving is number 1 for underage drinking. Why is this happening? It appears liquor cabinets are stocked at home for Holiday parties for ease of access. Also college kids are bored at home from school. And finally, surprisingly, parents are hosting parties allowing the underage drinking thinking that this is safer since they feel they can possibly control the situation. With all of these factors, you have a recipe not for green bean casserole but for underage drinking and driving.

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The college kids are coming home and the high school kids feel entitled to celebrate and that mix increases the amount of alcohol on the roads. – Capt. Thomas Didone, Montgomery County Police

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