Contact: Becky Iannotta 202.600.2032 / [email protected] 30 Years Later, Drunk Driving Remains Biggest Killer on U.S. Roads WASHINGTON (May 4, 2018) — Thirty years ago this month, the community of Radcliff, Ky., was devastated by the deadliest drunk driving crash in America. The Carrollton bus Read More
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MADD Rates Every State’s Drunk Driving Laws
CONTACT: Becky Iannotta [email protected] 202.600.2032 MADD Rates Every State’s Drunk Driving Laws WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 24, 2018) — Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) rates every state’s drunk driving laws and highlights drunk driving countermeasures related to MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving in a report Read More
Drunk driving disproportionately hits American Indian community
Seven boys and one girl. Nearly 15 grandchildren. Virginia David, a member of the Navajo tribe, made family her life. “The more kids you have, the more blessed you are in our culture,” said her sister, Priscilla Gibbs, who grew up with Virginia and their Read More
MADD’s Statement in Response to Mother Driving SUV into Pond and Critically Injuring Her Son:
10/18/2017 Contact Information [email protected] “MADD is devastated that a helpless six-year-old was trapped underwater for at least half an hour because his mother allegedly drove drunk. We expect the courts to hold the alleged offender fully accountable for this despicable crime. This is why MADD Read More
Victim fights drunk driving – one traffic report at a time
Highway construction, traffic snarls and speed enforcement – traffic reports, although often useful, rarely rise to the level of “lifesaving.” But the Total Traffic & Weather Reports on several iHeartRadio channels do just that thanks to Regional Vice President, Operations Southwest, John Winder. He donates Read More
MADD’s Statement In Response To Alleged Drunk Driving Crash in Polk County, FL
“MADD is devastated that an alleged drunk driver killed one and injured four other children, Thursday night in Polk County Florida, while they were walking home from a bus stop. We are enraged that the alleged offender fled the scene after committing this horrific crime. This was a senseless death and injuries caused by a violent and 100 percent preventable crime. Our hearts are with the families and loved ones of all those impacted.
Tragedies like these are the reason MADD will be in Tallahassee on Monday to call on the Senate Appropriations Committee to improve Florida’s drunk driving law and make sure all drunk drivers are prevented from repeating their crime by using an ignition interlock.”
Provide a child some teddy bear magic
Will you help MADD deliver a little teddy bear magic? You see, drunk driving crashes are some of the most traumatic events you can experience – and that’s as an adult. For children, it is even more overwhelming and traumatizing. And, until we reach a Read More
Stepping up to protect endangered children
The new year is underway with MADD focusing on Child Endangerment. When people choose to drink and drive and put a child in the car, they need to be held accountable in a way that is commensurate with the crime. In January, Washington, D.C. was Read More
Massachusetts Scores Low in MADD Report on Drunk Driving Laws
Receives 2 out of 5 in State-by-State Ratings 01/05/2017 Contact Information [email protected] [email protected] BOSTON (January 5, 2017) — Following release of a convincing new report that finds ignition interlocks reduce fatal drunk driving crashes by 7 percent, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is renewing its Read More
MADD Rates Every State’s Drunk Driving Laws
Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving Marks 10th Year 11/18/2016 Contact Information Becky Iannotta [email protected] 202.600.2032 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 18, 2016) —Today, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) released its 2016 Report to the Nation, an overview of legislative accomplishments that includes a rating for every state’s Read More