The Story Alexis McKinney was counting the days until her 16th birthday. She had so much to look forward to: the birthday party that her parents were planning to celebrate with friends and family, starting her first job, applying for her driver’s license, and driving the Jeep that her father had purchased for her. Like… Continue reading Alexis McKinney
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National President shares plans for 2018
By Colleen Sheehey-Church National President MADD I closed out 2017 by ringing the New York Stock Exchange bell, a tremendous honor and one I where I was proud to represent Mothers Against Drunk Driving®. It felt like the entire stock exchange was turned red to recognize MADD and the victims and survivors we support. Watch… Continue reading National President shares plans for 2018
NEWS ALERT: Tragedy follows miracle
MADD’s updated response: We will continue to stand with the Evans family as they face a life without their mother, wife, and sister. Update 10/20: Charges were upgraded against the woman who killed a California woman and mother of six. Originally charged with misdemeanor DUI, the alleged offender know faces vehicular manslaughter and driving under the… Continue reading NEWS ALERT: Tragedy follows miracle
Katie Evans
MADD’s updated response: We will continue to stand with the Evans family as they face a life without their mother, wife, and sister. Update 10/20: Charges were upgraded against the woman who killed a California woman and mother of six. Originally charged with misdemeanor DUI, the alleged offender know faces vehicular manslaughter and driving under the… Continue reading Katie Evans
Rising, young Hollywood star achieves fame more than a decade after his death
The phone connection kept dropping. By the third time, Pat Korte told his oldest son, Chase, who was driving out to the middle of the California desert to film a few scenes for an independent movie, to just call him back after he wrapped up the shoot. At the end of an early February day in… Continue reading Rising, young Hollywood star achieves fame more than a decade after his death
Congratulations to MADD’s own Ron Replogle
Heartiest congratulations to our MADD Hero, National Law Enforcement Initiatives Manager Ron Replogle, for receiving the esteemed Martha Irwin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Highway Safety, Law Enforcement Category at the 2017 The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) Annual International Conference in San Francisco, California, on August 23, 2017. This award is presented to… Continue reading Congratulations to MADD’s own Ron Replogle
MADD Launches Petition to Stop Social Media from Promoting Drunk Driving
In light of two recent live streamed crashes by alleged drunk drivers, one in California and then in Pennsylvania that resulted in deaths and injuries, Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) launched a petition from August 1 to August 31 asking Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to adopt a policy against posting images, videos and other content that brag about drunk driving. The petition went live at www.madd.org/drunkdrivinggoesviral.
RACHEL
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, …
Mothers Against Drunk Driving Announces 2016 Legislators of the Year
State Legislators Recognized for Efforts to Advance MADD’s Mission 09/22/2016 Contact Information [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 22, 2016) — Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) today announces its “2016 Legislators of the Year” to recognize standout legislators who share MADD’s mission of eliminating the 100 percent preventable crime of drunk driving. “MADD is proud to work… Continue reading Mothers Against Drunk Driving Announces 2016 Legislators of the Year
MADD National Office
The MADD National Office moves from California to Texas to be located in the middle of the country and near a good airport. At the office grand opening in Hurst of September 1983, then-Democratic House Majority Leader Jim Wright attended and announced his support of the 21 Minimum Drinking Age Act. Later the National Office… Continue reading MADD National Office