State Lawmakers Recognized for Advancing MADD’s Mission to End Drunk Driving IRVING, TX — Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is proud to announce our 2022 Legislators of the Year – state lawmakers who played a major role in MADD’s mission to eliminate alcohol- and drug-impaired Read More
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MADD Applauds NTSB Recommendation for Impaired Driving Prevention Technology on New Cars
“At a time when traffic deaths are at historic levels, MADD applauds the National Transportation Safety Board recommendation that auto manufacturers and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration prioritize deployment of passive advanced impaired driving prevention technology and explore the use of technologies such as Read More
#MyDrunkDrivingStory
A victim of drunk driving is someone whose life is cut short because of it: someone who is killed by a drunk or drugged driver someone who is left to mourn that loss someone who survives a crash but is impacted for life—physically, emotionally, or Read More
MADD, Victims and Survivors Call on USDOT, NHTSA To Prioritize Drunk Driving Prevention Tech Mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) sent a letter today signed by more than 650 drunk driving crash victims and survivors calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to do everything possible to meet the Congressional Read More
Statement on Bentley’s Law Requiring Child Support to Surviving Children of Parents Killed by a Drunk Driver
Bentley’s Law Bentley’s Law is an initiative led by Missouri resident Cecilia Williams and named for her grandson, Bentley, whose parents Lacey Newton and Cordell Shawn Michael Williams and their 4-month-old son, Cordell Shawn Michael Williams II, were killed in a fiery crash on April 13, Read More
Utah’s Drunk Driving Deaths Reduced in First Year .05 BAC Law Took Effect
MADD Commends Research on Lower Drunk Driving Threshold DALLAS – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) commends new research that found fewer drunk driving deaths and fatal crashes and more people choosing to designate a sober driver in 2019, the first year after Utah passed its Read More
Mothers Against Drunk Driving Honors U.S. Senator Gary Peters with Legislative Hero Award
Michigan residents Rana Abbas Taylor and Tom Taylor, who lost five family members to a wrong-way drunk driver, thank Sen. Peters for his commitment to saving lives by advancing auto safety technology Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) recognized U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) with its Read More
Auto Technology that Stops Drunk Driving Now Required by Law
MADD Lauds Monumental Provision in Infrastructure Bill, Calls on Auto Industry to Work Toward Earliest Possible Issuance of New Safety Standard WASHINGTON, D.C. — A provision included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that President Biden signed into law today is the most significant Read More
MADD Hails Monumental Drunk Driving Prevention Provision in Infrastructure Bill Passed by U.S. House of Representatives
Advanced Technology in All New Vehicles Could Prevent More Than 9,400 Drunk Driving Deaths Annually WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed today by the U.S. House of Representatives includes the single most important legislation in Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s 41-year history, Read More
MADD Survey Reveals Need to Educate About Dangers of Prescription Drug Consumption and Driving
Combining Impairing Substances Is a Growing Problem Nationwide DALLAS – One in 20 U.S. adults admits to driving within two hours of consuming prescription medications that cause impairment, according to a new survey commissioned by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). About one in five adults Read More