A group of people clink their wine glasses together in a toast. If alcohol is being consumed at your New Year's Eve party, encourage those who will be imbibing to hand over their car keys at the beginning of the night. (Credit: Shutterstock.com)

Hosting a party comes with an intuitive set of to-dos – like planning the menu and (begrudgingly) wiping down the baseboards – but what you really need to include on your pre-party agenda is a little bit of risk mitigation to protect both yourself and your loved ones as you ring in 2023.

Impaired driving

The National Safety Council estimates as many as 408 people may die on U.S. roadways during the 2023 New Year's Day holiday period (from 6 p.m., December 30, 2022 to 11:59 p.m., Monday, January 2, 2023). During this period in 2020, the NSC reports 49% of roadway fatalities involved an alcohol-impaired driver.

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Brittney Meredith-Miller

Brittney Meredith-Miller is assistant editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. She can be reached at [email protected].

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