Extra Police Enforcement to Combat Drunk Driving Through Labor Day Weekend

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8/25/2011
Jaclyn Nicholson
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Extra Police Enforcement to Combat Drunk Driving Through Labor Day Weekend

Davis Law Group is a supporter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. For several years, the DOT and MADD have worked together to combat drunk drivers on the roadways.

Currently, the National Highway Traffic Administration is conducting its annual Labor Day enforcement crackdown on impaired driving. August is the deadliest month for drunk driving.
Extra patrol will be on duty through the holiday weekend in an effort to prevent this.

DOT Secretary Ray Lahood will be speaking about the importance of law enforcement crackdown on drunk driving with MADD. Recently, the White House named MADD a “Champion of Change.”

Lahood said in a blog post today that he was pleased with his first meeting with the new MADD President Jan Withers.

Withers has been on the MADD National Board of Directors since 2005, after her 15-year-old daughter was killed by a drunk driver. Withers also serves on the MADD Maryland Operations Council, where she is a certified victim advocate and certified trainer for MADD Victim Services.

Davis Law Group is working to combat drunk driving alongside MADD. Seattle drunk driving victim lawyer Chris Davis donates $500 to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Pacific Northwest Region for every drunk driving collision case that his law firm settles or takes to verdict. Davis Law Group is also sponsoring “Walk Like MADD”, MADD’s event that raises money for drunk driving education and prevention.

Click here to start or join a team for the Walk Like MADD event that will take place October 29 at Green Lake Park.

Drunk Driving Accident Statistics

In Washington State, 54% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes involve a driver that was under the influence of alcohol. In 2009 265 people in Washington State lost their lives in drunk driving crashes. In Washingon State there is a sharp increase in the number of drunk driving incidents near major holidays.

Drunk driving is one of the leading causes of motor vehicle collisions. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 16,694 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes in the United States in 2004. This figure represents 39% of all traffic incident deaths. In fact, more than 500,000 Americans are injured annually in drunken driving crashes.

Category: Drunk Driving (DUI) Collisions

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