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Capt. Herb Emory Designated Driver Booth to be located at Georgia Dome

FAREWELL FOR CAPTAIN HERB--April 19, 2014 Marietta - Guests enter for the memorial service "A Celebration of Life Atlanta's Flying H.E.R.O. Captain Herb Emory" at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta on Saturday, April 19, 2014. A public memorial service held on Saturday morning to celebrate the life of longtime WSB Radio and WSB-TV traffic reporter "Captain" Herb Emory. The radio icon, who guided Atlanta drivers around traffic jams for decades, died April 12 after suffering a heart attack while helping at the scene of a traffic accident. He was 61. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
FAREWELL FOR CAPTAIN HERB--April 19, 2014 Marietta - Guests enter for the memorial service "A Celebration of Life Atlanta's Flying H.E.R.O. Captain Herb Emory" at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta on Saturday, April 19, 2014. A public memorial service held on Saturday morning to celebrate the life of longtime WSB Radio and WSB-TV traffic reporter "Captain" Herb Emory. The radio icon, who guided Atlanta drivers around traffic jams for decades, died April 12 after suffering a heart attack while helping at the scene of a traffic accident. He was 61. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
By Taylor West
June 25, 2014

A designated driver booth is being created by TEAM Georgia at the Georgia Dome in honor of the late Captain Herb Emory.

Every morning and afternoon, millions of WSB listeners and viewers relied on Capt. Herb Emory to help them navigate Atlanta's roadways. Emory, one of the Safe and Sober Driving Coalition's founding board members, was known and loved for his dedicated help guiding motorists through Atlanta's crowded, confusing and frequently stop-and-go streets. He died of a massive heart attack around 3:30 p.m. April 12 at the age of 62.

“It is more than appropriate that TEAM Georgia formally name a designated driver booth at the Georgia Dome in his honor,” TEAM Georgia Chairman Ron Fennel said in an emailed statement. “We hope through this action, his tireless community service will live on and make our community’s roads a safer place for everyone.”

The booth, according to the TEAM Georgia press release, is being sponsored by Mr. Allan Vigil, the Dealer Principal of Allan Vigil Ford Lincoln of Morrow and CFO of Allan Vigil Ford of Fayetteville who noted both the fun and the danger of driving.

“We are proud to support a program that will help empower individuals to make smart driving decisions,” he said in the statement.

In addition to the booth at the Georgia Dome, TEAM Georgia booths are located at several major Atlanta locations including Philips Arena, Gwinnett Arena and Turner Field.

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