MADD's August 2023 Law Enforcement Newsletter
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August 2023 Mission Moment
Sergeant Meagan Burke
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Police Department
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On September 29, 2022, Sergeant Meagan Burke of the Oklahoma City, OK Police Department was killed in an on-duty vehicle crash on I-44 at about 12:34 am.
She was traveling northbound when a southbound vehicle crossed the median and struck her vehicle head-on in the area of SW 29th Street. She was killed instantly in the collision.
The driver who caused the collision was arrested and charged with first-degree manslaughter and driving under the influence of drugs... Read More...
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MADD August 2023 Officer of the Month
Officer Edward Campbell
Tallahassee, Florida Police Department
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MADD proudly recognizes Officer Edward Campbell of the Tallahassee, Florida Police Department as our Officer of the Month for August 2023. Officer Campbell has been a member of the Tallahassee Police Department for almost 3 years. Prior to his time at Tallahassee, he served for 1 ½ years with the Gadsden County, Florida Sheriff’s Office giving him 4 ½ years of total service.
Officer Campbell has been instrumental with Florida's legislative priorities this year, specifically their DUI refusal bills; HB 197 and SB 296. He has shared with House and Senate committee members that he has pulled people over for driving under the influence and found out that many are also driving without a valid driver’s license due to prior convictions... Read More...
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Officer Edward Campbell
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Northern Idaho DUI Task Force
A Successful Law Enforcement Partnership for Community Safety
Officer Nicholas Knoll
Coeur d'Alene Police Department, Idaho
Drug Recognition Expert
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While Idaho is one of the safest states in the country when it comes to the problems associated with excessive drinking, the city of Coeur d’Alene was ranked by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) as the drunkest city in Idaho in 2018 (1). Of the almost 400 DUI’s that were arrested in the city in 2017, almost half either had a breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) over .20 or the driver refused to provide an evidentiary breath test. The average BrAC when someone provided a breath test was 0.178 (2)... Read More...
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The mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these violent crimes, and prevent underage drinking.
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving
National Office
511 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, TX 75062
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877-MADD-HELP
