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Impairment: The Omnipresent Threat to Safety on the Nation’s Roadways Nick Breul, Senior Project Manager National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Every year, I tally up the law enforcement traffic-related deaths and conduct a thorough analysis of the circumstances of each fatal crash and struck-by...
MADD May 2023 Officer of the Month The 245 Officers who made the Ultimate Sacrifice and gave their lives in the line of duty protecting America in 2022. “It is not how these officers died that made them heroes, it is how they lived.” In...
Officer Logan Medlock May 2023 Mission Moment Officer Logan Medlock London Police Department, Kentucky On October 20, 2022, Police Officer Logan Medlock was killed when his patrol car was struck by a drunk driver at the intersection of KY 229 and South Main Street at...
As the leading organization dedicated to eliminating substance-impaired driving and serving victims and survivors of this crime, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) recognizes that we must do better to address inequities in traffic stops while preserving fair and just enforcement of essential traffic safety laws....
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Traffic Safety Initiatives: In-Custody Death How DREs Can Help With Prevention Jim Maisano, Deputy Chief (Ret.), Norman Police Department, Oklahoma, Project Manager, IACP Traffic enforcement and the investigation of motor vehicle collisions are essential parts of the daily activities performed...
Master Trooper Toni Schuck April 2023 Officer of the Month Master Trooper Toni Schuck Florida Highway Patrol MADD proudly recognizes Master Trooper Toni Schuck of the Florida Highway Patrol as our Officer of the Month for April 2023. Trooper Schuck has been a member of...
Officer Muhlbauer and K-9 Champ April 2023 Mission Moment Officer James Muhlbauer Kansas City Police Department, Missouri On February 15, 2023, Officer Jim Muhlbauer and K9 Champ were killed in a vehicle crash at 10:15 pm at the intersection of East Truman Road and Benton...
Sergeant Chris Jenkins March 2023 Mission MomentSergeant Chris JenkinsLoudon Cunty Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee On February 3, 2022, Sergeant Chris Jenkins was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while attempting to move a ladder from I-75 near mile marker 74 in Loudon County, Tennessee. The ladder...
Heather Estudillo MADD Services to Victims and First Responders Heather Estudillo MADD National Director of Victim Services When many people think of MADD, they think of us as a legislative powerhouse, a coalition of passionate people working together with law enforcement and other community partners...
Corporal Philip Sumrow and K9 Yale March 2023 Officer of the MonthCorporal Philip SumrowJesup Police Department, Georgia Madd proudly recognizes Corporal Philip Sumrow of the Jesup Police Department as our Officer of the Month for March 2023. Corporal Sumrow has been with the Jesup Police...