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We are looking for volunteers to assist in court monitoring, speaking engagements in schools, new volunteer and membership drive, victim services representatives, etc. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact: Sandra Tackettvia email: sandratackett@alltel.net

Sandra Tackett is the CAS leader for this area. She really would like to hear from you. Please email her of any way that you can contribute to the MADD CAS in the area. Sandra is a victim of drunk driving and has servived to tell her story. She did not come out of the incident unscaved. Sandra can tell you her story when you contact her.

A total of 135 DWI for Winston Salem for the month of June

King PD - for the month of June, 10 DWI and for the month of July, 12 DWI

Kernersville PD - for the month of June, 14 DWI and for the month of July, 10 DWI

King Police Department Weekend Roundup

The King Police Department arrested 5 impaired drivers this past weekend during their sobriety checkpoint activity held on Highway 66 at Helsabeck Rd on May 31 at 10:00 p.m.

The overtime and efforts contributed by our dedicated law enforcement officers has made our community roads and highways safer by cracking down on impaired drivers, Chief Ledford said. The injuries and deaths resulting from traffic crashes involving impaired drivers are preventable and the use of sobriety checkpoints is a way to reduce these tragic crimes.

Three law enforcement agencies, a total of 12 law enforcement officials, worked 60 hours of combined operations and made 5 DUI arrests on Saturday, May 31 from 10:00 pm till 2:00 am. Also, during the checkpoint, a total of 51 other violations were charged.

Despite the fact that impaired driving fatalities in

America

have decreased in the past years, there is still much to be done, said Chief Ledford. We will continue to work diligently to make roads and highways safer by conducting more high visibility enforcement.

Police said three vehicles were involved in the crash that happened around 7:10 p.m.on Moore Roadnear Jefferson Church Road.

The area was closed for about three hours while crews worked to extricate the victims from the vehicles. The crash sent three victims to North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Two people suffered life-threatening injuries.

Michael Garcia, 20, of King has been charged with DWI. Police said additional charges may be pending.

ALSO.......

Well this is great! (see below) Officer Deeney handed the Attorney a "Shattered Dreams" book.

He does this when he gives DW'sI. He hands the family or the person a "Shattered Dreams" book.

I thought that was pretty good. The Kernersville Officers are always nice and wanting to work together.

That book is really great,

Sandra Tackett
Community Action Site Leader
Stokes/Forsyth/Rockingham County MADD

City staff attorney facing termination

Action taken after review of DWI arrest

By Bertrand M. Gutierrez

JOURNAL REPORTER

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Blair Carr, one of three staff attorneys for the city of Winston-Salem , was suspended yesterday pending termination after a city internal review into her arrest last month on drunken-driving charges, officials said.

Shortly after noon on Dec. 21, a workday, Carr was behind the wheel near Yadkinville and Reynolda roads with a blood-alcohol level of 0.28, more than three times the legal limit of 0.08, according to court papers.

She was charged with DWI and possession of an open container of alcohol in her vehicle.

Her court date is Jan. 22, court records say.

Carr was not at home last night when a reporter called, and she could not be reached for comment.

City Manager Lee Garrity said that Carr has five days to file a grievance to contest the facts of the case or the punishment. Otherwise, she will be terminated.

Carr has a salary of $79,492, according to city records. Her experience in municipal law made her a prime candidate when she left her job as a Greensboro city attorney in April to make the move to work in Winston-Salem .

She was responsible for legal issues concerning public works, including the City-County Utilities Division. She helped draft the cityÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s proposed storm-water ordinance, and she had a hand in several eminent-domain cases.

Mayor Allen Joines said he was concerned that a person in a ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œseniorÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬ post had been arrested on drunken-driving charges.

If Carr is terminated, it would leave the City AttorneyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s Office with half its normal staff. Ron Seeber, the former city attorney, retired in December. Finding a replacement for Carr would take second place behind the search for a city attorney, Garrity said.

A situation such as CarrÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s is a rare occurrence for the city. Out of about 2,400 city employees, only one or two a year are terminated after a DWI charge, Garrity said.

Disciplinary action can be taken if an employee is arrested on drunken-driving charges after work hours, but the repercussions are more severe for drinking while on the job, he said.

ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œIf an employee is consuming alcohol during the workday, that is a very serious matter,ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬ Garrity said, ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œbecause we want to protect the safety of all employees.ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬

According to the UNC Highway Safety Research Center , the risk for a wreck rises sharply when a driverÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s blood-alcohol content exceeds 0.08.

At 0.28, medical experts say, a driver would be extremely impaired.

ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Bertrand M. Gutierrez can be reached at 727-7283 or at bgutierrez@wsjournal.com.

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Welcome Emily our newest member. Emily has volunteered to help with the check points and is working with me, Sandra, to do more MADD activities.

Thank you so much. I need all of the help I can get. Please contact me....Sandra your new CAS leader.

We will meet together with Surry/Yadkin CAS July 24th, 7 PM at the Yadkinville Pizza Hut meeting agenda:

We recently had a checkpoint on Friday (3/17/07) night. THere were 5 underage drinkers caught. There were 6 drunk drivers caught.

We are currently seeking volunteers to: become trained court monitors, assist with Tie One On For Safety (MADD's signature red ribbon campaign) and Membership & Volunteer Drive. The time requirement is flexible.

We can not do this alone. Without volunteers not much can be done. Thank you for all that you do.