MADD 2017 Annual Report

0 The Path to 2017 ANNUAL REPORT

Mothers Against Drunk Driving is the nation’s premier nonprofit working to end drunk and drugged driving on our roads. Simply put: our vision is No More Victims®.

Here is our journey in 2017.

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Dear Friends of MADD,

Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is leading the nation on a path to No More Victims® through our advocacy for stronger laws, steadfast support for high-visibility law enforcement and commitment to serve victims of these violent, 100 percent preventable crimes. We are grateful to you for helping us advance our mission.

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

• MADD National President Colleen Sheehey-Church testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee to express MADD’s support for development of fully autonomous vehicles. • MADD held 85 Law Enforcement Recognition ceremonies and honored 4,452 officers across the nation. • Government Affairs helped pass all-offender ignition interlock laws in two more states, bringing the total to 30 states and Washington, D.C. • The Power of Parents® program equipped almost 32,000 parents with tools they need to talk to their children about underage drinking. • The release of a new National Court Monitoring Report revealed MADD’s diligent tracking of drunk driving cases. By the end of the year, MADD had monitored 24,604 cases. • Victim Services staff and volunteers provided 206,435 supportive services to victims and survivors of drunk and drugged driving and those impacted by underage drinking. • The Power of You(th)® program expanded its reach by 22 percent, empowering more than 180,000 youth with tools to avoid underage drinking. • The Victim Services private Facebook Group grew to about 3,000 members, providing a virtual connection for victims to communicate with each other. The pages that follow will describe in detail MADD’s impact on individuals and across the nation. Every one of these accomplishments is a reflection of the hard work by our dedicated volunteers and staff, our generous donors, our partners in law enforcement and you.

Together we are saving lives and serving those who need us most.

With gratitude,

Christopher Mann Chairman of the Board

Vicki Knox Interim CEO/COO

Colleen Sheehey-Church MADD National President

OUR MISSION

END DRUNK DRIVING, HELP FIGHT DRUGGED DRIVING, SUPPORT THE VICTIMS OF THESE VIOLENT CRIMES, AND PREVENT UNDERAGE DRINKING.

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MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving ® produced new lifesaving laws and advanced our commitment to eliminating drunk driving across our nation. 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), contributed to a 23.5 percent reduction in drunk driving deaths over the past 11 years. When MADD launched the Campaign in 2006, autonomous vehicle technology and the idea of driverless cars was not a household conversation. Yet MADD knew technology would be key to keeping drunk drivers off the road. Passing ignition interlock laws for all drunk driving offenders was, and still is, a top priority in every state. MADD is proud to add two states — Nevada and Oklahoma — to the growing list of states with all-offender laws. At the start of the Campaign , only New Mexico had an all-offender law. By the end of 2017 that number had grown to 30 states and the District of Columbia. Visit madd.org/campaign to learn more. Stronger Ignition Interlock Laws MADD also evaluates effectiveness of laws that have passed and works against efforts to weaken them. MADD succeeded in strengthening Texas’ all-offender ignition interlock law, elevating it to the most incentivized law of its kind, and a model to watch as MADD works to pass and improve other state ignition interlock laws. Improvements to ignition interlock laws were enacted in Iowa and in Kansas in 2017 as well. Status of Ignition Interlock Laws

Eliminating Drunk Driving

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.16 BAC

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MAP LEGEND

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.17 BAC

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.10 BAC

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All-Offender

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Mandatory for all first offenders with a BAC of .15 or greater (unless if BAC is noted differently)

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All-Offender

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Mandatory for all repeat offenders

Mandatory for all first offenderswith aBACof .15orgreater (unless if BAC is noteddifferently)

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Discretionary or optional law

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Mandatory for all repeat offenders

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Discretionaryor optional law

A California pilot program requires interlocks for all convicted DUI offenders in four counties

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ACaliforniapilotprogram requires interlocks for all convictedDUIoffenders in four counties

Revised July, 2017

Revised July, 2017

Advanced Vehicle Technologies In the future, exciting new advanced vehicle technologies hold the promise of preventing even a first drunk driving offense. MADD has been a key supporter of the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety, or DADSS, which MADD has helped advance since 2008. This passive technology uses touch-based and breath-based systems to detect alcohol levels and stop a vehicle from operating if the driver is drunk. Deployment of this technology has continued to move forward and is expected to be tested in Virginia in late 2018. In addition to DADSS, fully autonomous vehicles have the potential to help completely eliminate drunk driving. MADD is working in partnership with the federal government, the auto industry and technology companies to advocate for safe development of this lifesaving technology. With 94 percent of all crashes caused by human error, fully autonomous technology has the potential to eliminate tragedies on our nation’s roadways. In June 2017, MADD National President Colleen Sheehey-Church testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee to express MADD’s support for fully autonomous vehicles. Law Enforcement Support 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. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 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. Despite all of our progress, drunk driving remains the leading killer on our nation’s roads. MADD remains laser-focused on the Campaign 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.

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Court Monitoring MADD’s Court Monitoring program grew in 2017, as over 22,000 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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