Central Falls is devoting its extra patrols to Amber Pelletier, who was a passenger in an impaired-driving crash on May 5th, 2019, in Boston. Amber, a 2016 graduate of La Salle Academy who had just finished her junior year at St. Leo University in Florida, died in the wreckage after the speeding vehicle she was in probably struck parked cars before it hit a cement planter in the median and flipped.
Amber’s mother, Rebecca Tinkham, said she appreciates that her daughter is being remembered but wants people to realize that “One person made a bad decision and as a result I have to grieve the rest of my life.”
MONTREAL Those working to keep drunk and high people from getting behind the wheel of their vehicles are watching the line ups outside the province s liquor stores with concern. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is concerned that as shoppers stock up on spirits before the holidays, the number of drunk and high drivers will increase. We know that people are consuming alcohol and drugs at home, said MADD spokesperson Theresa-Anne Kramer, who worries that those people may wind up on the roads. Sales at the SAQ and SQDC cannabis stores are up compared to this time last year with the alcohol retailer seeing a four per cent bump.
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Dec 16, 2020 5:50 PM EST
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) released their 2020 court monitoring report Wednesday. MADD says, in the report, they are tracking the outcome of first offense misdemeanor DUI cases in seven counties, including Richland and Lexington. They are calling for change in a number of areas including increased use of ignition interlock devices and more DUI education.
MADD says that they will continue to monitor and track cases.
Town of Marana issued the following announcement on Dec. 10.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) of Arizona awarded this year’s MADD Heroes Award to MPD Officer Maritza Schmidt in a ceremony on December 10, 2020.
This award is presented to law enforcement officers who work diligently to support MADD’s shared mission to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, and prevent underage drinking. Officer Schmidt has dedicated herself to removing drunk drivers from the roadways.
“This award is very special to me due to the number of people impaired driving can effect,” said Officer Schmidt, “After being told numerous stories of the negative impact impaired driving has had on people, educating and stopping impaired drivers continues to be my favorite aspect of law enforcement.”