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OFFICER JAMES FREDERICK “FREDDIE” NORMAN Home City: Austell, Georgia Crash Anniversary: April 17, 1988 Cobb County Georgia Officer Freddie Norman was given less than a 1 percent chance of surviving after a teenage drunk driver slammed into his patrol car as he was responding to...
Last week, the Oklahoma Legislature voted overwhelmingly to make Oklahoma the 29th state to pass an all-offender ignition interlock law. If Governor Fallin signs SB 643 into law, all drunk driving offenders will need to install an ignition interlock for at least six months in...
MADD announced today the addition of a new Strategic Contributing Partner Pirelli®, whose support will help keep roadways and families safe. As part of the partnership, customers will receive a $60 VISA® prepaid card for every new set of Pirelli tires. Pirelli will donate $5...
Kelli Willoughby’s parents were hit by a drunk driver on Memorial Day 2003. Read her story and join her in remembering her mother this year: Memorial Day is a day to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our nation and although my mother...
On Friday, March 17, 2017, a DWI Checkpoint was conducted in cooperation with the Greene County Sheriff’s Department and the Springfield Police Department on MO 13 (Kansas Expressway) at Broadmoor Street in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. Missouri Department of Transportation and Mothers Against Drunk Driving...
Friend, Decades ago, I raised my beautiful daughter, Kristy Staley. Today, due to a selfish individual’s choice to drive while drugged impaired, I am raising her children — Marissa, who doesn’t remember the mother she lost at 18 months of age and Marcus, who was...
When an innocent bystander is killed or injured in a drunk or drugged driving crash, certain expectations fall into place. We expect the offender to understand the consequences of their actions. We expect the punishment to fit the crime. We expect justice. Sadly, far too...
This week we went to visit the Grand Prairie Police Department to provide teddy bears for them to give to children endangered by drunk driving. The truth of the matter is that over 50% of children involved in a drunk driving crash are riding with...
What’s a Walk without a t-shirt? Help us celebrate the 10th anniversary of Walk Like MADD and select next year’s official from the three designs below. Vote now!
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