December 2020 e-newsletter Happy New Year!
Thank you for your commitment to ending impaired driving in Virginia. We couldn’t do what we do without your interest, volunteer hours, donations, and compassion! NHTSA Statistics Released: Percentage of Alcohol-Impaired Fatalities Down in 2019
NHTSA has released the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data for 2019. Traffic deaths decreased nationally during 2019 compared to 2018. Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities, which for many years hovered around one-third of all fatalities, have decreased to 28%, the lowest percentage rate since NHTSA started reporting alcohol data in 1982. Read the full report here. MADD's 40th Anniversary MADDvocate is full of inspiring articles about survivors who refuse to stop fighting to end drunk and drugged driving. Read the full edition here! Check out the story about MADD VA volunteer, Lisa Black on page 12! Attention Educators! DADSS Discovery Hub Offers Free Education Resources and Videos
The Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) has created the Driven to Protect | Discovery Hub, giving Virginians both a first-hand look at the DADSS alcohol detection technology and the ability to interact with the latest prototype sensors. Resources include SOL compatible educational modules and videos designed to educate Virginians about the dangers of alcohol-impaired driving and the technology being developed to help prevent it. Read more here. The more kids know, the less likely they will become impaired drivers as adults!
Calendar
Tues. Jan. 12, 6-7 pm - MADD Online Victim Support group via Zoom Link: https://madd.zoom.us/j/91097099232. Meeting ID: 910 9709 9232 Password: 397693 One tap mobile+13017158592,91097099232# Questions? Contact robin.stimpson@madd.org
Sat. Jan. 16 10-11 am Volunteer Mini Orientation 11:30 am-12:30 pm Power of Youth Workshop 1-2 pm- Power of Parents Workshop To register for any of these workshops and receive the Zoom link, please email cristi.cousins@madd.org by January 13th.
Thurs. Jan. 21, 6 pm - MADD MidAtlantic Debut MADD VA, MADD MD, MADD DE, and MADD DC will form MADD MidAtlantic! More information to come! For updates, follow us on MADD VA Facebook
Impaired Driving Stories in the News
8/27/20 Delmer Reniery Flores-Canaca, 26 – Prince William 11/8/20 Martin Luther McDougald, Jr., 42 – Tazewell County 11/26/20 Joaquin Bravo Galvan, 51 – Pittsylvania County 12/4/20 Kasey Lynn Carpenter, 21 – City of Roanoke Man Pleads Guilty in VA Beach DUI Crash 12/10/20 Malachi Gabriel Dean, 24 – Greene County 12/20/20 Brian Blevins, 43 – Pulaski County
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