In the United States, the Cinco de Mayo holiday is full of fiestas and margaritas! If you’re the one striking up the mariachi band, remember that at the end of the night, you need to have a safe and sober ride home. During the Cinco de Mayo holiday in 2016 (6 p.m. May 4 to 5:59 a.m. May 6), 257 people lost their lives in motor vehicle crashes. What’s even more disturbing is the fact that 20 percent (51) died in drunk-driving crashes. The drivers of approximately half of those vehicles weren’t just a little bit drunk – one out of every two of those drivers (53%) had blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) of .15 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher –almost two times the legal limit in every state.