- MADD Roll Call Series | MADD Law Enforcement Impaired Driving Roll Call Video Series
- MADD’s 2021 Court Monitoring Report | Effective Court Monitoring
- MADD/Ipsos Poll | Consumers Support Drunk Driving Prevention Systems in Cars
- DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT TRAINING (DIDET) | Get support for your DIDET program!
- Drug Impaired Driving Enforcement
Training Opportunities Available | Training in Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) and as Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) - Drugged Driving | Dangers of Prescription Drug Consumption and Driving
- MADD’s Marijuana Survey Report | Misconceptions about Marijuana Consumption and Driving
- Legislation | Check Out Your State’s Legislature
- NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts | Overview of Motor Vehicle Crashes in 2019
- NHTSA | State Alcohol-Impaired Driving Estimates for 2018
- NHTSA Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities | First Quarter of 2020
- NTHSA RFI | Available or late-stage technology under development for impaired driving detection and mitigation
- TOOFS | MADD and Waymo’s Tie-One-On For Safety Holiday Campaign
- 2021 National Lifesavers Conference | Register
- IACP | Traffic Enforcement During the COVID-19 Pandemic Processing DUIs during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for Law Enforcement Safe, Quick Clearance of Traffic Incidents toolkit Policy Framework for Improved Community-Police Engagement
- Warriors’ Ascent | Providing hope and healing to Veterans and First Responders suffering from Post Traumatic Stress
Law Enforcement Support

Officer Tyler Lenehan
January 2023 Mission Moment Officer Tyler Lenehan Elk Grove Police Department, California
On January 21, 2022, Officer Ty Lenehan, 44, was killed when his police motorcycle was struck head-on by a drunk driver on State Highway 99, near 12th Avenue, in Sacramento, California. The drunk driver was traveling in the wrong direction on the divided highway at about 5:15 am when he struck Officer Lenehan. The man was arrested by members of the California Highway Patrol as he attempted to walk away from the scene. The subject, who had at least one prior DUI arrest, was charged with felony DUI. Officer Lenehan was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Elk Grove Police Department for six years. He had previously served with the Citrus Heights Police Department for four years and the Galt Police Department for two years. Officer Lenehan is survived by his wife, who is an officer with the Sacramento Police Department, and two children.


Alex Otte
Guest Author: Alex Otte
MADD National President Alex Otte Completes Her Term and Thanks Law Enforcement for the Life Saving Work They Do
As my time as MADD’s National President comes to a close at the end of this month, I am grateful for the opportunity to share a few words with the law enforcement community through MADD’s newsletter. I have a dual perspective to share, I am a victim of a violent crime that has led me to have significant contact with law enforcement throughout my life, and I am married to a police officer. When I say thank you and that I understand the work that you do, it is because I live alongside of it every single day.
I understand the challenges that you face, and how difficult it may be to continue to take drunk and drugged drivers off the road and off the water, only to see them go out and do it again because the justice system does not always treat drunk and drugged driving like the dangerous and deadly crime that it is. Even when it’s frustrating, please know that every moment a drunk or drugged driver spends off the road or off the water is a moment that might have saved someone’s life. You can never imagine the lives that people will lead because you were there, to stop the crash from happening by removing an impaired driver from the road or waterway or to help them pick up the pieces after their life has been irrevocably changed because of one person’s decision to drive under the influence, but I can. Your vigilance has helped prevent more stories like mine and you have been the helping hand and the shoulder to cry on for so many when they need you most. Thank you.
As individuals in a profession faced with so much tragedy, and so many roadblocks, it is important to remember the reason why your work is so important. As a result of the newest estimates from first quarter 2022, we know that more than 1,000 people are being killed every month by drunk drivers and more than 25,000 people are injured every month. Each one of these numbers represent a person. People with lives and families and hopes and dreams for the future that they didn’t get to live because of someone’s choice to drink and drive, entire communities and everyone who loves them, are impacted.
Your diligence, and your decision to continue doing the difficult work of removing impaired drivers from our roads and waterways, prevents my story and stories like mine from becoming someone else’s story. Thank you for your continued dedication.
Our choices are the first line of defense against drunk and drugged drivers, but you are the safety net that keeps people who have made the wrong decision from devastating a family or a community.
The holidays are a time every year when we see increased incidents of drunk and drugged driving and a statistically higher number of deaths and injuries. It is also the time of year when these losses are felt the most. While you are out there working to ensure no one else is taken away from their families and friends this Christmas or left to spend the holiday in a hospital away from home, we know that you and your family are making sacrifices while you’re away. Thank you, to you and your loved ones, for making this sacrifice, day in and day out, to protect your communities from drunk and drugged drivers and other violent crimes, to ensure we all get to go home safely.
As my time with you comes to an end, I want to close by thanking you. Thank you for everything you do. Thank you to so many of you for giving me the opportunity to know you, visit and interact with those in your agency, and joining with me and victims and survivors across the country as we fight for a day when there will be no more victims.

MADD extends our deepest condolences to the agencies and families who have lost officers and loved ones in the line of duty
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Police Officer Gonzalo Carrasco was shot and killed at 11:45 am at the 2600 Block of Pine Street in Selma. While on patrol, Officer Carrasco was stopped by a homeowner... Read More
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Master Patrol Officer CJ Williams passed away after suffering a medical emergency during a foot pursuit. Officer Williams was assisting a Grady County sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop in... Read More
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Supervisory Officer Jackie Montanaro died from injuries she sustained while trying to rescue her daughter from a fire in Hazlet, New Jersey. When a fire broke out around midnight, Officer... Read More
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Police Officer Carl Kimball died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while assigned to the West Feliciana Parish Hospital at 5266 Commerce Street in Saint Francisville. Officer Kimball had... Read More
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Deputy Sheriff Darnell Calhoun was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call in the 18500 block of Hilldale Lane in Lake Elsinore. A call-taker heard the sounds of... Read More
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Court Services Officer Curtis Worland died from injuries he received when a musk ox attacked him near Nome. Officer Worland was using his snowmobile to scare the musk oxen away... Read More
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Chief of Police Justin McIntire was shot and killed near the intersection of Brackenridge Avenue and Morgan Street during a foot pursuit of a wanted subject. The man was wanted for... Read More
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Deputy Sheriff Isaiah Cordero was shot and killed while making a traffic stop in the 3900 block of Golden West Avenue in the Jurupa Valley area. Deputy Cordero was approaching the... Read More
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Corporal Ray Hamilton was shot and killed during a barricade at the 710 block of North Park Boulevard in Wright. Deputies had responded to the apartment at about 9:00 am to... Read More
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K9 Jack was shot and killed while attempting an apprehension during a barricade in the 1800 block of West 145th Street in Gardena. The barricade started the previous morning after a... Read More
For a complete listing of Officers lost in the line of duty, please visit: www.odmp.org
Resources
- MADD Roll Call Series | MADD Law Enforcement Impaired Driving Roll Call Video Series
- MADD’s 2021 Court Monitoring Report | Effective Court Monitoring
- MADD/Ipsos Poll | Consumers Support Drunk Driving Prevention Systems in Cars
- DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT TRAINING (DIDET) | Get support for your DIDET program!
- Drug Impaired Driving Enforcement Training Opportunities Available | Training in Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) and as Drug Recognition Experts (DRE)
- Drugged Driving | Dangers of Prescription Drug Consumption and Driving
- MADD’s Marijuana Survey Report | Misconceptions about Marijuana Consumption and Driving
- Legislation | New York .05% BAC Vermont .05 Per Se Law Vermont ignition interlocks Vermont advanced technology
- NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts | Overview of Motor Vehicle Crashes in 2019
- NHTSA | State Alcohol-Impaired Driving Estimates for 2018
- NHTSA Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities | First Quarter of 2020
- NTHSA RFI | Available or late-stage technology under development for impaired driving detection and mitigation
- TOOFS | MADD and Waymo’s Tie-One-On For Safety Holiday Campaign
- 2021 National Lifesavers Conference | Register
- IACP | Traffic Enforcement During the COVID-19 Pandemic Processing DUIs during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for Law Enforcement Safe, Quick Clearance of Traffic Incidents toolkit Policy Framework for Improved Community-Police Engagement
- Warriors’ Ascent | Providing hope and healing to Veterans and First Responders suffering from Post Traumatic Stress