The Tennessee Supreme Court has reversed a ruling that now allows law enforcement to make arrests in conjunction with evidence obtained as part of their role in Community Caretaking. This ruling came about because of...
Year: 2016
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has released data on impaired driving crashes and found that 39% of all traffic fatalities in Tennessee in 2015 involved impaired driving. Impaired driving crashes include drunk...
On Mother's Day weekend, 1996, Phaedra, age 22, a preschool teacher who had also done some modeling on the side, was enjoying a concert with some friends not far from her hometown. The two car...
Melandus Penson pleaded guilty on May 2, 2016, to five charges including two DUI death charges, two DUI negligent injury charges, and one aggravated assault charge in the Sunday, May 31, 2015, crash involving 4...
SB 2065 passes in Senate April 19, 2016 MADD applauds Tennessee legislators for passing HB 1843 in the House on April 13, 2016, and SB 2065 in the Senate on April 19, 2016! The bill was signed into law April...
By Kathy Kilgore Beeler When one of my family members calls someone a “Cole,” it means something special. It’s family shorthand for calling someone Compassionate, Obedient to God, Loving and Enthusiastic toward life – all such core...
Harold Waymond Adcock, III, known as "Tres" by his friends and family, would have been 32 this month on March 11, 2016. He was the oldest of Beth Allen's five children and he loved life! ...
MADD Tennessee has been working diligently on legislative change that would save lives in Tennessee! In February 2016, MADD partnered with the Ignition Interlock Coalition and Representative William Lamberth (R) to amend the current All-Offender Ignition...
MADD Tennessee joined victims on Capitol Hill on February 23, 2016, to advocate for tougher legislation that would ensure information regarding repeat offenders is shared among law enforcement, judges, and courts. In addition, MADD fought for stricter...
Tyler Jackson Head always dreamed owning a farm with cattle. His mom, Gina Head Hieber, says that when he was a little boy, he would play for hours with farm toys. So it was no...