Category: Law Enforcement

December 2022 Officer of the Month Deputy Brad Elmer Cassia County Sheriff's Office, Idaho MADD proudly recognizes Deputy Brad Elmer of the Cassia County Sheriff’s Office as our Officer of the Month for December 2022. Deputy...

December 2022 Mission Moment Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Deputy Christopher Taylor On November 22, 2022, Deputy Christopher Taylor was struck and killed by a drunk driver while conducting a traffic stop on I-75, south of US-17, at...

Guest Author: Alex Otte MADD National President Alex Otte Completes Her Term and Thanks Law Enforcement for the Life Saving Work They Do As my time as MADD’s National President comes to a close at the end...

November 2022 Mission Moment Sergeant Ramon Gutierrez Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Texas On January 24, 2022, at about 1:00 am, Sergeant Ramon Gutierrez was struck and killed by a drunk driver in Harris County Texas on the East...

Waymo Train First Responders How to Interact with Autonomous Vehicles The question is common: If there’s an emergency or incident, how will police and emergency responders interact with a fully autonomous vehicle? Waymo was the first company...

November 2022 Officer of the Month Officer Brandon DeVita Holly Police Department, Michigan MADD proudly recognizes Officer Brandon DeVita of the Holly Police Department as our Officer of the Month for November 2022.  Officer DeVita joined the Holly...

Drug and Alcohol Use by Todays Commercial Motor Vehicle OperatorsBy:  Jake Elovirta, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance - Director of Compliance and Enforcement ProgramsIn the recent July and August 2022 Newsletters Darrin Grondel, Vice President,...

May 6, 2005 was a warm spring day in northeastern Indiana. Our 20-year-old son Chris had arrived home from college the night before, ready to enjoy a 3-day weekend at home. Prior to leaving for...

June 2021 Officer of the Month Officer Michael Williams El Paso, Texas Police Department   MADD proudly recognizes Officer Michael Williams of the El Paso Police Department as our Officer of...

Making Traffic Enforcement a Priority Thanks to a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, MADD conducted a two-and-a-half-day summit bringing together law enforcement leadership from across the country in Alexandria, Virginia.  The topic? How...