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Guest Author: Alex Otte MADD National President Alex Otte Completes Her Term and Thanks Law Enforcement for the Life Saving Work They Do As my time as MADD’s National President comes to a close at the end of this month, I am grateful for the...
November 2022 Mission Moment Sergeant Ramon Gutierrez Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Texas On January 24, 2022, at about 1:00 am, Sergeant Ramon Gutierrez was struck and killed by a drunk driver in Harris County Texas on the East Beltway feeder road near Tidwell Road. Sergeant...
Waymo Train First Responders How to Interact with Autonomous Vehicles The question is common: If there’s an emergency or incident, how will police and emergency responders interact with a fully autonomous vehicle? Waymo was the first company to publish a plan to help law enforcement...
November 2022 Officer of the Month Officer Brandon DeVita Holly Police Department, Michigan MADD proudly recognizes Officer Brandon DeVita of the Holly Police Department as our Officer of the Month for November 2022. Officer DeVita joined the Holly Police Department in April of 2021. He...
Law Enforcement and the Safe System ApproachBy National Transportation Safety Board Member Tom Chapman Almost 43,000 deaths occurred on US roadways in 2021, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) preliminary data. That’s a staggering figure we have not seen since 2005. Instead of...
October 2022 Mission MomentDeputy Constable Jennifer ChavisHarris County Constable’s Office – Precinct 7, Texas On April 2, 2022, Harris County Deputy Constable Jennifer Chavis was killed when her patrol car was struck by a drunk driver on Beltway 8 near Fondren Road. Other drivers had...
October 2022 Officer of the MonthOfficer Blake KelleyTyler Police Department, Texas MADD proudly recognizes Officer Blake Kelley of the Tyler Police Department as our Officer of the Month for October 2022. Officer Kelley joined the Tyler Police Department in 2016. He has a passion for...
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is excited to announce the “2022 Legislators of the Year” – 65 state lawmakers honored for their tireless work and commitment to advancing MADD’s mission. This is the eighth year MADD has recognized legislative champions. “People are dying on...
September 2022 Mission MomentSergeant Christopher J. NelsonEdmond Police Department, Oklahoma Sergeant C.J. Nelson was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by a utility truck on Broadway Extension at Comfort Drive at about 3:00 pm on July 19, 2022. The utility truck was driving northbound...