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Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s
advocates and staff work tirelessly
to support victims at no
charge, advocate for stronger
laws and create a future of No More
Victims®.
INCIDENTS A DAY
Adults drank too much and drove about 121 million times per year-over 300,00 incidents of drinking and driving a day.
DEATHS A YEAR
That’s 28 deaths every day and one death every 51 minutes. Each and every one of them 100% preventable
INJURIES PER YEAR
290,000 injuries per year means exponentially more friends, family members and loved ones, unnecessarily effected by this preventable crime
THE HUMAN TOLL
Drunk Driving comes with a cost - and it is one that robs us of mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, spouses and friends. Meet the people behind the statistics.
February 7, 2007 was the day that forever changed Karen Mertes’ life path. Karen, a Lieutenant Colonel serving in the United States Air Force, was driving the speed limit on the interstate when she was struck from behind by a drunk driver traveling over 100 mph. He had a blood alcohol level of nearly three...
Karen Mertes
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