Tennessee Man Arrested for 7th DUI

According to an article in the Cookeville, Tennessee Herald-Citizen, a driver who rear-ended another car in a restaurant drive-through was charged with his seventh drunk driving offense.

People continue to drive drunk because they can. Studies have shown that ignition interlocks are an average of 64 percent effective in reducing repeat drunk driving offenses. Contact your lawmakers and urge them to support ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers.

Accused Drunk Driver Who Hit a Mother and Her Triplets Arrested for Suspicion of DUI Again

The driver who ran into a Tennessee mother and her triplets a few weeks ago was recently arrested again on suspicion of driving under the influence, police said. Read the complete story from WSMV.

Studies have shown that ignition interlocks are an average of 65 percent effective in keeping convicted drunk drivers from recommitting the crime, as long as the ignition interlock is installed on the vehicle. Contact your lawmakers and urge them to support ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers.

Country Music Star Julie Roberts Supports Walk Like MADD in Nashville on June 21, 2008

Walk Like MADD, the signature walk of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, a fun, community-driven 5K event that raises funds and saves lives, is scheduled for Saturday, June 21 at 9 a.m. in Centennial Park in Nashville.

The walk will be led by award-winning country music star Julie Roberts. Every step taken and every dollar raised supports MADD's Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving, which calls for alcohol ignition interlocks for all drunk drivers and sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols. Julie Roberts will be on hand to sign autographs, hand out Top Walker Awards as well as perform.

Learn more at http://www.walklikemadd.org/