Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is on a mission to eliminate drunk driving in the United States. MADD’s top legislative priority is to get all 50 states to require ignition interlock devices (IIDs) for all first time DUI offenders. Many states already do so, and the Florida MADD is vigorously pushing legislators to change the … Read More »

Drunk driving is on the increase in Pennsylvania. According to the Pennsylvania DUI Association, in 2017, there were 10,346 alcohol-related crashes, compared to 10,256 in 2016. While drunk driving crashes are on the rise, drunk driving fatalities have decreased in recent years. But make no mistake, drunk driving can be deadly, especially for the drunk … Read More »

Since Illinois implemented drunk driving laws in 1997, the number of drunk driving fatalities each year has decreased by nearly 43%. In 1996, the year before the .08 law took effect, 534 people died in crashes where at least one person had a BAC of .08 or higher. According to the Illinois Secretary of State’s … Read More »