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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.

After the initial shock of a drunk driving crash, one of the hardest things a family has to deal with is the court process. There can often be delays before charges are even brought against an offender, as law enforcement works to gather evidence and build a strong case. Then the judicial process itself can...

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Bob Benedict

Nick Willhoit was that kid everybody loved. He grew up in a small town community in Atwood, Tennessee – a place where everybody knew everyone. He had gone to kindergarten with most of the students in his high school graduating class of about 80. He had played baseball from the time he was five through...

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Nick Willhoit

The Scheib family has always been very close - even with extended family. Kelly Scheib says that growing up, they did everything together: cookouts, camping, etc. Kelly's older sister, Keri, was the life of the party.

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Keri Denise Scheib