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MADD would like to thank Mocktail Beverages, Inc. for their support of our Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving. We have developed an exciting, new integrated marketing partnership that will remind the public that there is absolutely no excuse to drink and drive. They are committed...
Who was Joey? My son Joey Pasqualini was born on March 2, 1988 in Sterling, VA. Joe moved with me to Vienna, Austria during high school years when I was transferred overseas with my job. He graduated from the American International School (AIS). When I...
Last month, Mothers Against Drunk Driving joined the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in Washington, DC, to help kick off this year’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. From Aug. 16 through Labor Day – one of the deadliest times on our roads –...
While MADD has cut drunk driving deaths by half since 1982, drunk driving is still the leading threat on our roadways. As part of our Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving and in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) “Drive Sober or Get...
On December 17, 2004, Krystal Foster’s husband Chris and daughter Raven picked her up from work at 10:30 p.m. Thirteen minutes later, they were hit by an underage drunk driver. The driver was high on drugs and had a BAC that was twice the legal...
It’s that time again! Let’s vote! Even while the 2019 Walk Like MADD season is in full swing, we’ve started looking forward to the 2020 season. Our Walks are about hope … about healing … and about finding a way forward to a future of...
Make sure you prepare your college bound kids for their new freedom. If they’re of legal drinking age, tell them to plan ahead. If their plans include alcohol, they must drink responsibly. Don’t assume they know. Check in on them and make sure they are...
In 2020, according to the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA), 2,276 teens (15-18 years old) were killed in crashes. Teen motor vehicle crashes are preventable, and proven strategies can improve the safety of young drivers on the road. This school year, your teens may...
It’s back to school season again. Your kids will probably take a lot of rides to different places. They’ll go to school, the babysitter, field trips and other afterschool activities. They may be riding with more drivers than just their parents and guardians. Now is...
I still remember my daughter’s first day of third grade. That morning, Helen Marie and her younger brother, John, posed on the brick patio with their new lunch boxes—the latest in a series of back-to-school snapshots. By that afternoon, though, disappointment had replaced any first-day...