TXDOT reminds drivers to not drink and drive during holiday season

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas Department of Transportation launched a campaign this year to remind drivers of the dangers of drinking and driving after an uptick in alcohol-related traffic deaths last holiday season.

According to the agency, one in every four traffic deaths is caused by a drunk driver, but during the holiday season that ratio ticks up to 28%. The issue is impacting thousands of Texas families like Yolanda Carson.

Carson's daughter, Jade Jiles, was hit and killed by a drunk driver in 2013.