Annual Report 2016

2016 CALENDAR YEAR ANNUAL REPORT MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING

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NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dear Friends of MADD,

As Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) continued its quest to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these violent crimes and prevent underage drinking, I’m pleased to report that in 2016 we moved our mission forward. Furthermore, we are grateful to you for helping us get there.

Hon. David Strickland, Esq.

Chairman of the Board Steven Benvenisti, Esq. Vice Chair Barbara Brodt Secretary Mahesh Shetty Treasurer Brad Bulla Robert “Skip” Carter Heather Geronemus Tara Kelley-Baker, Ph.D. Mary Klotzbach, M.S.N., R.N., A.C.M., C.C.M, Arkie Koehl Christopher Mann, Esq. Anne Taylor McCartt, Ph.D. Ron Medford Madalene Milano Col. Ron Replogle, Ret. Walter Rooney, M.D. Joseph Sikes Monica Vandehei

Here are just some of the year’s mission achievements:

• Three more states — Maryland, Rhode Island and Vermont — and the District of Columbia passed all-offender ignition interlock laws, bringing the total number of states to 28, plus D.C. • MADD and its team of dedicated volunteers served a victim of drunk or drugged driving every 14 minutes and compassionately provided a supportive service every three minutes. • The state of Virginia announced an exciting plan to invest $5.1 million to advance the development and deployment of the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS). • MADD equipped nearly 19,000 parents and 146,000 teens with the tools they needed to prevent the dangers of underage drinking through its Power of Parents ® and Power of You(th) ® programs. The pages that follow will tell you more about the positive impact MADD accomplished this year. Together with our volunteers and staff, our generous donors, our partners in law enforcement, the justice system, legislature, our schools and you, we will continue to protect our roads, protect innocent families and create a future with No More Victims®.

Thank you for helping us save lives and serve people.

With gratitude,

Hon. David Strickland, Esq. Chairman of the Board

Debbie Weir Chief Executive Officer

Colleen Sheehey-Church National President

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OUR MISSION

END DRUNK DRIVING,

HELP FIGHT DRUGGED DRIVING,

SUPPORT THE VICTIMS OF THESE VIOLENT CRIMES,

AND PREVENT UNDERAGE DRINKING.

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Ending Drunk Driving MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving ® celebrated its 10 th Anniversary in 2016. We are pleased that the Campaign’s support for high-visibility law enforcement, including sobriety checkpoints, advocacy for ignition interlock laws for all drunk driving offenders, and our pledge to push for the development of advanced vehicle technology, including the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS), produced new lifesaving laws and renewed our commitment to eliminating drunk driving across our nation. In Maryland, our relentless battle to pass an all-offender bill finally paid off in April, when the General Assembly unanimously passed “Noah’s Law,” named for Officer Noah Leotta, who was killed by a repeat drunk driver while on DUI patrol in December 2015. Two additional states — Rhode Island and Vermont — and the District of Columbia also passed all-offender ignition interlock laws, bringing the total number of states to 28 plus D.C. California, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Ohio took significant steps toward increasing its ignition interlock use among first offenders. For the first time in Georgia, first offenders have the option to choose an ignition interlock or restricted driving privileges for 12 months. In California, the legislature passed an ignition interlock law that offers a strong incentive to use an ignition interlock instead of restricted driving privileges. Pennsylvania also passed a robust law that will require ignition interlocks for all offenders with a .10 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) or higher. At the end of 2016, the Ohio Legislature passed “Annie’s Law,” named for Annie Rooney, who was killed by a repeat drunk driver in July 2013. Annie’s Law gives first offenders the option to use an ignition interlock during their license suspension period. Other legislative successes included an improved ignition interlock law in Tennessee and “Tyler Head’s Law,” creating memorial signs for loved ones who have been killed by impaired drivers. Mississippi also passed an improved interlock law, and Kentucky extended the look back period for prior drunk driving offenses to 10 years. MADD continued to support DADSS funding for research and development of a passive, in-vehicle alcohol detection technology to stop drunk drivers from operating a vehicle. We worked diligently to include language in the annual transportation appropriations bill to fully fund this program and to encourage the federal government to expedite

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Ending Drunk Driving

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the project. Late in 2016, the state of Virginia announced an exciting plan to invest $5.1 million to advance the development and deployment of DADSS. MADD National President Colleen Sheehey-Church also joined the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in September to announce new federal guidelines for autonomous vehicle technology. Autonomous technology — when fully driverless — will stop impaired driving and save lives. We recognize that law enforcement is our first line of defense, and we stand with our law enforcement heroes who are on road patrol and at sobriety checkpoints as they put their own safety on the line to protect the public. NHTSA’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaigns provide critical resources to police departments, and MADD showed its support by strongly advocating for and participating in these efforts in 2016. As we move forward into our second decade with MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving , we remain laser-focused on the blueprint that will end drunk driving — high-visibility law enforcement, ignition interlocks for all offenders, advanced vehicle technology and public support for all of these proven initiatives. Death Notification Training for First Responders Informing someone that a drunk driver has killed a loved one requires special skills and a compassionate heart. For nearly 30 years, MADD has been teaching first responders highly-specialized Death Notification Training. As a victim services organization, we offer this unique training to equip first responders with the proper tools to handle the difficult task of telling a person their loved one was killed, in a sensitive and supportive way. In 2016, MADD conducted nine trainings throughout the country, allowing us to train more than 400 first responders. MADD is grateful to all first responders for the work they continue to do. Court Monitoring MADD’s Court Monitoring program grew in 2016, as more than 8,000 new cases were entered into MADD’s National Court Monitoring >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20

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