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More than 13,000 People Died in Alcohol-Related Crashes for Second Straight Year Drunk driving killed more than 13,000 people for the second year in a row, according to a new report released this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Alcohol-related crashes claimed...
A Message from Retired Sheriff John Whetsel Be Your Department’s Leader During my 50 years in law enforcement, I led by example. With a mission to save lives, I arrested impaired drivers, both as Chief of Police and as Sheriff. Every impaired driver removed from...
Officer Thomas Jones March 2024 Officer of the Month Officer Thomas Jones Hopewell Police Department, Virginia MADD proudly recognizes Officer Thomas Jones as our Officer of the Month for March 2024. Officer Jones is with the Hopewell, Virginia Police Department. He has served with Hopewell...
Trooper Christopher Gadd March 2024 Mission Moment Trooper Christopher Gadd Washington State Patrol At about 3:00am, on March 2, 2024, Trooper Christopher Gadd was killed when his patrol car was struck by another vehicle while he was parked on the shoulder of I-5, near 136th...
On behalf of millions of victims and survivors of drunk and impaired driving, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is urging federal regulators to take swift action to set a rule for impaired driving prevention technology on all new cars. MADD’s call to action, which includes...
Chief Danny Sharp A Message from Retired Chief Danny Sharp Be Your Department’s Leader Impaired driving is a dangerous and violent crime. Law enforcement leaders must be vocal and visible about the need to address impaired driving in their communities. They cannot be spectators in...
Trooper Joel Popp February 2024 Mission Moment Trooper Joel Popp Michigan State Police On January 24, 2024, Trooper Joel Popp was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting with a DUI investigation on northbound I-75 near Birch Run at about 7:10 pm. He was...
Senior Trooper Solomon Albert February 2024 Officer of the Month Senior Trooper Solomon Albert Virginia State Police MADD proudly recognizes Senior Trooper Solomon Albert as our Officer of the Month for February 2024. Trooper Albert is with the Virginia State Police. He has served the...
A Message from Retired Colonel Richard Fambro THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING YOUR TEAM It has been said that what gets measured, gets done. Having a plan with metrics can take care of that piece, but it is also known that what gets recognized gets done....
Officer Steven Van Zanten January 2024 Officer of the Month Officer Steven Van Zanten Enumclaw Police Department, Washington MADD proudly recognizes Officer Stevn Van Zanten as our Officer of the Month for January 2024. Officer Van Zanten is an officer with the Enumclaw, Washington Police...