Art Acevedo Chief of Police Houston Police Department As the fourth largest city in the United States – and soon to be the third largest – Houston has always had a serious issue with impaired driving. In fact, Houston has consistently been at the top of the list year-after-year when it comes to DWI-related fatal… Continue reading Guest Author – May 2020
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National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: Judges, Prosecutors Must Recognize Drunk and Drugged Driving as Violent Crimes
Only 8 states have laws that both protect the rights of victims of fatal drunk driving crashes and ensure jail time for offenders WASHINGTON — In January 2019, a judge in Idaho sentenced a man who had a blood alcohol concentration nearly three times the legal limit when he struck and killed a woman crossing… Continue reading National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: Judges, Prosecutors Must Recognize Drunk and Drugged Driving as Violent Crimes
Voices of Victims: Rachel Colleen Foster
By Delia Foster The spring of 2016 bloomed with promise. My husband and I were the proud parents of five grown children who had found their way in the world. Our youngest daughter, Rachel, was finishing her final semester of college and working fulltime as a preschool teacher. She already had jobs as an elementary… Continue reading Voices of Victims: Rachel Colleen Foster
Guest Author – February 2020
Chief Danny Sharp – Oro Valley, AZ Police Department Chair – IACP Highway Safety Committee In the 40 years since MADD’s creation, impaired driving crashes have continued to cause unnecessary death and injury, affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported 36,560 people were killed in… Continue reading Guest Author – February 2020
Why We Walk: Emery Becker
March 18, 2018 changed our lives forever. It was 8:50 am on a Sunday morning when the phone rang. It was an unknown number from Los Angeles, CA and knowing that it was 5:50 am in California, I felt I should answer the phone. No one could ever have prepared me for what I was… Continue reading Why We Walk: Emery Becker
A Thank You Letter This Thanksgiving
I understood the power of Mothers Against Drunk Driving soon after I landed in its lap, shattered by the sudden death of my 16-year-old daughter, Helen Marie. It was, after all, the men and women of MADD who showed me how to survive. To pick up one piece at a time until I was whole… Continue reading A Thank You Letter This Thanksgiving
2019 MADD Legislators of the Year
We are proud to announce the “2019 Legislators of the Year” – 45 state lawmakers, three governors and one lieutenant governor for their commitment to saving lives. These MADD champions represent 20 states, including seven from Wisconsin, five from Maryland and Texas, four from New York and New Jersey, three from Florida and Massachusetts, two from… Continue reading 2019 MADD Legislators of the Year
MADD Announces 2019 Legislators of the Year
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) recognized state leaders who played a major role in MADD’s mission to eliminate drunk driving, which is still the leading killer on U.S. roads. In all, MADD honored 45 state lawmakers, three governors and one lieutenant governor for their commitment to saving lives. These MADD champions… Continue reading MADD Announces 2019 Legislators of the Year
New Jersey Becomes 34th State With All-Offender Ignition Interlock Law
TRENTON — Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation today that makes New Jersey the 34th state to require ignition interlocks for every drunk driving offender. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) thanks Governor Murphy for recognizing the importance of S 824, which was authored by Senator Nicholas Scutari and Assemblywoman Joann Downey. S 824 overwhelmingly passed the… Continue reading New Jersey Becomes 34th State With All-Offender Ignition Interlock Law
MADD Announces 235+ Police Departments Will Join First Nationwide ‘Saturation Saturday’
WASHINGTON — Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) volunteers and staff will team up with nearly 250 law enforcement departments across the country on August 24 for MADD’s first nationwide “Saturation Saturday.” From New York to Florida to California, Colorado, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois and many other states in between, MADD will join law enforcement departments… Continue reading MADD Announces 235+ Police Departments Will Join First Nationwide ‘Saturation Saturday’