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Larry Coggins State Executive Director MADD Florida State Office My relationship with MADD started in the early morning hours shortly after midnight on a hot Central Florida summer night in the early nineties. I was a rookie State Troop working a serious crash where a...
A mother’s grief and loss, turns to a passion to end drunk driving. By: Ava Fontenot Lindsey My 25year old son Lindsey and his 21year old friend Raymond were killed by a drunk driver on July 2, 2010. Raymond had called Lindsey to go out...
By Alex Otte It might sound strange to say, but today, I celebrate 11 years since the day my life was forever changed because of one man’s wrong choice. I say “celebrate,” even though the day itself and the week leading up to it have...
June 2021 Officer of the Month Officer Michael Williams El Paso, Texas Police Department MADD proudly recognizes Officer Michael Williams of the El Paso Police Department as our Officer of the Month for June 2021. Officer Williams is assigned to the El Paso Police...
June 2021 Officer of the Month Officer Michael Williams El Paso, Texas Police Department MADD proudly recognizes Officer Michael Williams of the El Paso Police Department as our Officer of the Month for June 2021. Officer Williams is assigned to the El Paso Police Department’s...
Mission Moment “You are paralyzed . . . We don’t know if you will walk again.” I looked around the hospital room, confused, and blinked my eyes several times as I tried to grasp the words that were just told to me. I opened my...
What Exactly is a Law Enforcement Liaison? Tim Burrows manages the National Law Enforcement Liaison Program for the Governors Highway Safety Association. His role is to support the nation’s Law Enforcement Liaisons (LELs), who work for State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) to promote law enforcement...
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MADD May 2021 Officer of the Month The 362 Officers who made the Ultimate Sacrifice and gave their lives in the line of duty protecting America in 2020. “It is not how these officers died that made them heroes, it is how they lived.” In...
Brian Ursino, Director of Law Enforcement American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Assistant Chief, Washington State Patrol (retired) A person who has “bought into” the mission statement of their employer conducts themselves consistently with that mission statement. But what happens if that person works for...