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Laura's legacy: The road to MADD
A woman was driving to a grocery store. A man was speeding toward her on a hilly country road. The woman had a baby beside her. The man was drunk.
Story by Marge Neal and Ron Cassie
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Jail, tragedy, death
Russell Newcomer's lifelong battle
Three decades later, the aftermath of the crash on Md. 26 has not ended. Not for Cindi Lamb, whose baby daughter was paralyzed in the crash. Not for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, which was born from Lamb’s loss and continues to press for tougher legislation and enforcement.
Not for Russell Newcomer.
Story by Ron Cassie
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Crossing family lines
Like father, like daughter.
A convicted drunken driver, Norris B. Carter Sr., 64, was on probation in August 2005 when he died in a soybean field along Buckeystown Pike, south of Adamstown Road.
Story by Kate Leckie/Staff file photo by Skip Lawrence
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Jail, tragedy, death
Russell Newcomer's lifelong battle
Three decades later, the aftermath of the crash on Md. 26 has not ended. Not for Cindi Lamb, whose baby daughter was paralyzed in the crash. Not for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, which was born from Lamb’s loss and continues to press for tougher legislation and enforcement.
Not for Russell Newcomer.
Story by Ron Cassie/Courtesy Photo
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What is the bar's responsibility?
In 2006, 193 Marylanders lost their lives in drunken-driving crashes. While most of the blame lies with the impaired driver, many bars can also do their part to keep drunken drivers off the road.
Story by Lauren Beward
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Grief into healing
A mother's journey from tragedy to triumph
Peggy Waxter's 19-year-old son, Garrett Petronchak, died in a crash that had a lethal mix: teens, alcohol and speed. That was in April 1995.
For the next 10 years, she spoke to groups of high school students, mostly in pre-prom assemblies, telling them the story of her son.
Story by Karen Gardner
Photo by Travis Pratt |
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Medic responds to call involving death of friend
Kiona Black was on emergency duty that Sunday morning of April 10, 1995, when she responded to the car crash involving Garrett Petronchak.
Story by Karen Gardner
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Grief into healing
A mother's journey from tragedy to triumph
Peggy Waxter's 19-year-old son, Garrett Petronchak, died in a crash that had a lethal mix: teens, alcohol and speed. That was in April 1995.
For the next 10 years, she spoke to groups of high school students, mostly in pre-prom assemblies, telling them the story of her son.
Story by Karen Gardner/Photo by Travis Pratt
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Mature enough to have a beer?
Culture of college drinking prompts Amethyst Initiative
On the grounds that problem drinking among college students has not been reduced by implementing a higher drinking age, the Amethyst Initiative aims to eliminate the federal act that punishes states for having a drinking age lower than 21.
Story by Patti S. Borda
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DUI charge spells 'sidelined' for young offenders
Underage drinkers nationwide account for more than their per capita share of arrests for driving under the influence, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Story by Patti S. Borda
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Harold Delauter: Liquor cop
Using fake IDs, asking older people to make the purchase and stealing are some of the ways underage youths get alcohol.
Story by Gina Gallucci-White/Staff file photo by Bill Green
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Schools cope with grief, educate about consequences
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office has made a significant hands-on addition to the schools' curriculum on impaired driving with what it calls the Gator-Aid program.
Story by Marge Neal/Courtesy Photo
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'There's been a terrible crash'
Mother and longtime volunteer is a now national president
It was a snowy Colorado night. Laura Dean glanced at the clock as she climbed into bed — 10 p.m. Her 8-month-old daughter slept quietly in the next room.
Her husband, Mike Dean, hadn’t called from the road yet. He was traveling in Oklahoma on business and was driving to Texas to visit his mother and grandparents. It would be a good visit for him, as all three were great influences in his life.
Story by Susan Guynn
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Victim impact panels offered in Spanish
In one attempt to curb drunken driving among Frederick’s diverse communities, MADD has offered victim impact panels in Spanish the past two years.
Story by Nicholas C. Stern
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The push for anti-DUI legislation in Annapolis
Wayward bills are easily lost in the shuffle of Maryland’s 90-day legislative session.
Story by Adam Behsudi
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Survey: Support for interlocks growing
The use of interlock devices to check a driver’s blood alcohol content is gaining support.
Story by Ed Waters Jr.
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Ignition interlock devices
Technology key to stopping drunken driving, authorities say
Drunken drivers may have keys but they can’t always drive, thanks to technology that is used throughout the country.
Story by Pam Rigaux/Photo by Graham Cullen
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Confronting 'a national disgrace'
Mothers Against Drunk Driving started as a fledgling organization in 1980, and within four years became a multimillion-dollar national charity.
Story by Meg Tully
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'There's been a terrible crash'
Mother and longtime volunteer is a now national president
It was a snowy Colorado night. Laura Dean glanced at the clock as she climbed into bed — 10 p.m. Her 8-month-old daughter slept quietly in the next room.
Her husband, Mike Dean, hadn’t called from the road yet. He was traveling in Oklahoma on business and was driving to Texas to visit his mother and grandparents. It would be a good visit for him, as all three were great influences in his life.
Story by Susan Guynn/Courtesy Photo
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Examining the effectiveness of sobriety checkpoints
Less than 48 hours before a previously planned Maryland State Police sobriety checkpoint, dozens of calls poured into the 911 center early June 12.
Story by Gina Gallucci-White/Staff file photo by Sam Yu
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A 'catch and release' state?
Law enforcement in Maryland is doing a good job of capturing drunken drivers; the problem is those drivers are soon back on the road, according to MADD’s chief executive.
Story by Ed Waters Jr.
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Checkpoints address some, not all drunken-driving hot spots
For Maryland State Police, conducting a successful sobriety checkpoint isn’t as simple as just showing up. Rather, good planning to pick the right location is a must.
Story by Megan Eckstein
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