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PROVIDENCE, RI -- Just in time for Super Bowl weekend, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has partnered with Sports Radio 103.7 WEEI-FM and several area bars and restaurants to tackle drunken driving.

The group has distributed more than 50,000 drink coasters with the safety message, "Designate a Sober Driver BEFORE You Go Out! You Drink & Drive You Lose!"

The police patrols will also be increased for the weekend.

Drunken driving-related accidents are the leading cause of fatal crashes in Rhode Island, the DOT said.

A news conference to officially launch this campaign will be held Wednesday at 4 p.m. at McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon, 52 Pine St., Providence.

Speakers at the event will include: DOT Director Michael P. Lewis; Pawtucket Police Chief George Kelley, who also serves as president of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association; and Joe Harrington, vice president/general manager of Sports Radio 103.7 WEEI-FM.

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