{"id":4446,"date":"2019-10-14T21:12:36","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T21:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madd.org\/tennessee\/?p=4446"},"modified":"2022-05-31T13:41:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T13:41:40","slug":"the-importance-of-dui-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/tennessee\/the-importance-of-dui-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of DUI Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4446\" class=\"elementor elementor-4446\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e6933c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e6933c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-540ffd0\" data-id=\"540ffd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491420e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"491420e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MADD Tennessee State Advisory Board Chair, Sgt. Vincent Turocy of the Tennessee Highway Patrol set aside a few moments during last year\u2019s Annual MADD Tennessee Statewide Night of Remembrance and Awards Ceremony to talk about why we are grateful for the support and attendance of those who help us recognize our law enforcement heroes for what they do. We felt his encouraging words were worth sharing again as a reminder to those who may wonder why they should participate in and\/or attend this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10178\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/tennessee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2019\/10\/Vinnie-at-mic-2018-300x234-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10178\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sgt. Vincent Turocy 2018 MADD Tennessee Statewide Night of Remembrance and Awards Ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Each year we have this banquet, it continues to grow. We are thankful for the support from your department\u2019s leadership in allowing you to attend and be recognized for the work you do throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>One officer asked me \u201cWhy am I being recognized for doing my job? I haven\u2019t done anything special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fact is, you have. Every impaired driver taken off the roadway or waterway is a potential life saved, or a potential disability prevented.<\/p>\n<p>This banquet also provides an opportunity for victims to express their gratitude for the work <strong>\u201cYOU\u201d<\/strong> do to prevent futures losses like they have suffered and on some occasions thank the officer or first responder that helped them through their trying time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4502 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/tennessee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2022\/05\/Why-am-I-being-recognized-for-doing-my-job_-I-havent-done-anything-special._-web-version-300x251-1.png\" alt=\"_Why am I being recognized for doing my job_ I haven't done anything special._ web version\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\">So each year you make the list, we appreciate you coming and being recognized because it not only gives an opportunity for different victims to personally thank you, but it solidifies our partnership and our mutual goals to eliminate impaired driving and ultimately to eliminate fatal and injury crashes due to impaired drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Each of you can be the catalyst that ignites change within your community. Next year, bring a newer officer here and let them experience what we do and why we do it. Show them how they can affect change. Who knows, we may have some Paul Steins, Chad Staggs, Jeff Buckners, or William Travis\u2019s out there waiting to be discovered. So preserve that fire that drives you and when you&#8217;re ready to move on to a different path, be sure to pass the torch to someone just as ambitious and passionate as you are when it comes to Impaired Driving Enforcement. They may save your life.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>-Sgt. Vincent Turocy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADD Tennessee State Advisory Board Chair, Sgt. 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