MADD Accepting Nominations for Prosecutor Life Saver Award

MADD Michigan is currently accepting nominations for the Prosecutor Life Saver Award(s).

The award is given to one or two prosecutors a year for their contributions to stop drunk driving and to support victims of this violent crime.

The Criteria for Awards is as follows:

• New or significant issue regarding impaired driving. This may involve a novel legal issue.

• Year long demonstration of "daily extraordinary work."

• High profile case or complicated issue. This criterion would demonstrate the prosecutor having gone "above and beyond" the normal bounds of duty.

• Impact on victim services. This criterion would demonstrate how the prosecutor directly provided services to a victim that demonstrates effort "above and beyond" the normal bounds of duty.

The Period of Adjudication for this award is : May 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010

The winner of the award will receive a plaque that will be presented at the prosecutor's Annual Conference in July. Winners will also receive one night's lodging at the conference

Access the nomination form and help to recognize a worthy prosecutor today!

For more information, please contact me at 906-225-7036, or Homer Smith, Executive Director for MADD Michigan at 517-487-6233.

Transport Accident Commission- Australia Christmas 2009 Montage

The following video is a montage of images taken from 20 years of advertising by the Transport Accident Commission in Victoria, Australia. Similar to the United States, Australia has enjoyed a reduction in motor vehicle fatalities since 1989. It is frequently argued that graphic images such as those seen here (WARNING TO VIEWER) do not change driver behavior and data seems to prove that premise.

So perhaps this could instead be seen as a tribute to the work you as traffic safety professionals do every day to make our roads safer. This IS the reality of traffic crashes- lives are lost senselessly and families lose loved ones... The heartbreak is enormous.  YOU make a difference.  



(Thanks to Sgt. John Bruno, Traffic Accident Reconstructionist from MSP 8th District HQ for passing this on)

MADD STATE LIFE SAVER NOMINATIONS SOUGHT

MADD Michigan is taking nominations for the annual State Life Saver Award. According to their office, "Madd understands the essential role law enforcement has in the ongoing effort to remove alcohol impaired drivers from the roadways of Michigan. These awards are to honor the law enforcement officers who have demonstrated a dedication to combating drunk driving and have contributed to these life-saving efforts."

The six Life Saver Award recipients will be honored at a luncheon in Lansing on February 26, 2010. Each nominee will receive a certificate of recognition from MADD Michigan. Applications for this award are available through the U.P. OHSP office.  Please contact Jamie at 906-225-7036 to have one sent to your agency.  The completed nomination form must be received by the MADD state office no later than Friday, January 15, 2010.

Typically, Upper Peninsula law enforcement officers have not submitted nominations for the State Life Saver Award, yet it is clear that they should.  Their diligent efforts have reduced the number of deaths and serious injuries in the region that are attributed to impaired driving. If you have a peer or someone under your command who has made a significant number of arrests for impaired driving, please consider them for a nomination. The form is short and simple to complete.