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Free funerals for drunk drivers

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Published: Dec. 30, 2009 at 2:18 PM

ROME, Ga., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A Georgia funeral home says it is offering free services and burial for anyone who plans to drink or do drugs before driving on New Year's Eve.

Jennings and Miller Funeral Home in Rome said its doors are open for citizens to come in before noon Thursday and sign a contract stating their intention to drive after using alcohol or drugs. If the motorist is then killed while driving Thursday evening, the funeral home will prepare the remains and provide a casket, funeral, hearse ride and grave space, the Rome News-Tribune reported Wednesday.

Bosses at the funeral home said "Operation Stop and Think" is designed to get motorists thinking about the consequences of impaired driving.

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