Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) applauds House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio for today’s introduction of the INVEST in America Act. Chairman DeFazio is a traffic safety champion and has made saving lives...
Issues: Drugged Driving
Contact: Becky Iannotta [email protected] 202.600.2032 Drugged driving is a growing problem but alcohol threat is far from being eradicated WASHINGTON (July 11, 2018) — Today, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) National President Colleen Sheehey-Church...
10/24/2017 Contact Information [email protected] “MADD is grateful that New England Patriots player Harvey Langi and his wife Cassidy survived injuries sustained in an alleged drugged driving crash. This is a reminder that impaired driving can impact anyone,...
10/13/2017 Contact Information [email protected] “It is absolutely gut-wrenching that an alleged impaired driver killed a mother of six as she was driving home after visiting her newborn premature twin baby girls at the hospital. MADD is heartbroken...
On June 22, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) released a “Status Report” on the potential effect of legalizing recreational marijuana use on crash rates. The report found that highway crashes (based on crashes of all severities reported to auto insurers) increased by 3 percent overall in three states after the legalization of recreational marijuana use.
“MADD is outraged and absolutely heartsick that a driver allegedly impaired by drugs plowed into a sidewalk full of pedestrians in Times Square this afternoon, killing an 18-year-old young woman and injuring her sister and 21 others. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families and all of those impacted by this horrific crash. Today is a sad reminder that we have so much more work to do to keep our country safe from impaired driving. There is no excuse to ever drive while impaired by any legal or illegal drug and put the lives of innocent people at risk. MADD pledges to be there to support everyone impacted by this 100 percent preventable crime.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 1, 2017) — In response to recent reports regarding an increase in drug impaired driving, Mothers Against Drunk Driving wants to remind the public that drunk driving is still the biggest cause of traffic deaths and injuries in the nation.
Tennessee Commemorates the 158 Lives Lost to Impaired-Driving Crashes in 2016 11/29/2016 Contact Information [email protected] NASHVILLE – On Thursday, December 1, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will be joined by the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), the Tennessee Association...