Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A Houston lawyer is offering local residents free $40 Uber gift cards if they pledge not to drink and drive on New Year's Eve.

Brian White announced he is hosting an event Dec. 28 called "Sober Ride Houston," where he will promote alternatives to drunk driving.


He said the first 195 people to pledge not to drink and drive on New Year's Eve will receive $40 Uber gift cards at the event -- a total $7,800.

"Houston has had more fatal drunk-driving accidents over the last 16 years than any other major metropolitan area," White told KTRK-TV.