Otherwise, you may contact State Victims Services Advocate Lisa Spicknall at  1(800) 446-MADD or lisa.spicknall@madd.org  
or, email the State Victim Services Committee Chair , Jan Withers, at janwithers123@yahoo.com

If you are a victim in need of immediate assitance,call our 24 hour hotline at 1-877-MADD-HELP

If you or a loved one are a victim of drunk driving, MADD can help.
MADD can help you by:

• Offering emotional support and providing information by phone or in person.
• Providing free publications for victims of alcohol-related crashes.
• Explaining how to obtain the crash report and the offender's driving record.
• Informing you about drunk driving laws and victim rights in Maryland.
• Assisting you in obtaining and filling out an application for Crime Victims Compensation.
• Offering victim support groups where you can meet other families who share your experience.
• Accompanying you to court to offer support and to inform you about legal procedures.
• Assisting you in preparing a Victim Impact Statement to present at the sentencing of the offender.
• Informing you of your rights to assist with the development of conditions of probation if the offender does not go to prison.
• Assisting you in preparing statements for parole hearings.                          

Other things you can do:
Contact the State's Attorney and tell him/her of your commitment to see the criminal prosecuted to the fullest extent.
Actively participate in your case.
As a victim, be aware of your rights.

All MADD services are free of charge.

This is a poem written in honor of Alisa Celentano
For My Sister

There is a place few have found
One is my sister, who's heaven bound
The cuts on her face shown so much pain
But where she is won't be thought of again
The real victims aren't hard to find
My life now surreal and memories fill my mind
You can't spot me that easy 'cause I wear my disguise so well
From the pain I bring home to dwell
You can't know what I'm feeling 'cause the pain runs too deep
And only wet pillows show you were I sleep
Memories I can't ever have to tell
Because one man decided I should live in hell
I'll never ride passenger with my sister at the wheel
I have no sister to cry with when my heart a boy will steal
No best woman at my wedding day
Only a grave where my sister lay
No child of my sister's will I ever see
Once I had a sister, now it's only me
In this mental jail I live in each day
Wondering why a stranger took so much away
If you ever wanted to know what it's like, look into my eyes and you'll see an empty soul
For the loss of a sister, that a careless man stole.

                                                      ~Alaura Celentano

  Katlynn's Poem

I was standing in front of my house, just talking to my friends,
when a drunk driver came around the bend.

It all happened so fast I could hardly see,
the pickup truck heading straight for me.

I didn't have a chance to move or to even speak,
the next thing I knew, I was so very weak.

I heard so many people; it felt like they were so far away,
at first I thought that I was just hurt, and that I would be okay.

I was really scared and I couldn't find my voice,
why do I have to pay for this one man's choice?

He has taken a life because he chose to drink and drive,
maybe if he hadn't, I would still be alive.

I am only 15, and there is so much I haven't done,
I had my life ahead of me, my journey had just begun.

I don't understand what's happened, or for that, even why;
but I'm with Jesus now, so you don"t have to cry.

I wanted to say it's okay, and that I'm finally free,
I am walking with angels now, and God is taking care of me.
With Love,
Your Cousin Farrin

The mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is to stop drunk driving,
support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking.

MADD en Espanol: www.madd.org/espanol

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