Fight Drunk Driving
DWI Deaths: Is it Murder?
Last night Bob Simon of CBS's 60 Minutes ran a story called "DWI Deaths: Is it Murder?".
Martin Heidgen, a drunk driver who ran into a limo carrying the Flynn family in July 2005, had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit. Seven-year-old Katie Flynn was brutally killed in the crash. Her grandfather, Chris Tangney, was injured so badly that he was given last rights by Monsignor William Costello. Ironically, six months later, that same priest was hit by a drunk driver named Karen Fisher, a repeat offender.
The Century Council has a name for drunk drivers such as Mr. Heidgen and Ms. Fisher: hardcore drunk drivers. We applaud Nassau County (NY) District Attorney Kathleen Rice’s efforts to prosecute drunk drivers to the fullest extent of the law in her continued efforts to stop drunk driving. The public, law enforcement, the judiciary, and legislators all have a role to play in the effort to keep our roads safe.
We invite you to learn more about hardcore drunk drivers, our work with prosecutors and judges across the country, and our efforts to fight drunk driving by visiting our website - www.centurycouncil.org.
2008 Holiday eCard - The Making of Centuryville!
Here at The Century Council we aim to use creativity to engage others in our important lifesaving messages about drunk driving and underage drinking. The latest example of this is our 2008 Holiday eCard. We want to say a special thank you to Actual Size Creative who put a lot of creative thought, time, and effort into making this card. Here are some still shots of the set and a short behind the scenes video. Check 'em out!
B4UDrink Awareness
The statistics above are disturbing – to say the least. The Century Council, together with the Congressional Stop DUI Caucus, hosted its annual holiday event to address drunk driving and BAC awareness yesterday on Capitol Hill. With the help of B4UDrink’s Virtual Bar and some Fatal Vision Goggles, we helped our audience to better understand the ways that alcohol affects individuals.
B4UDrink Featured in WOW Webcast!
B4UDrink.Mobi is one of the featured wireless safety applications in this month’s "Wonder of Wireless" (WOW) webcast, produced by CTIA-The Wireless Association(R). The webcast shows viewers how easy it is to estimate your Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) by using a cell phone to access B4UDrink.Mobi. A special thank you to the Fairfax County Police Department in Northern Virginia for being part of this webcast and encouraging drivers to use their wireless device to notify police of suspected drunk drivers. Check out the webcast below. To learn more about CTIA and other wireless safety initiatives, visit www.CTIA.org.
B4UDrink Goes Mobile!
The B4UDrink Educator, which allows users to learn how alcohol consumption affects individuals' Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) level, has now expanded. In addition to B4Udrink.org's online Virtual Bar, users can now use the interactive program on the go by navigating to B4UDrink.mobi on cell phones, BlackBerrys, PDAs, iPhones, and any other smart phones and devices with internet access. Now that B4UDrink has gone mobile, you can estimate BAC levels before you drink anywhere and everywhere you take your mobile phone!
Attorney General Patrick Lynch Honored
The Century Council honored Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch for his outstanding commitment to reducing drunk driving and underage drinking on August 26th.
"As the current President of the National Association of Attorneys General; General Lynch has dedicated his Presidential term to improving the safety of our nation's children," said Brandy Nannini, Vice President of Government Relations for The Century Council. "We applaud Attorney General Lynch's leadership and honor him for the progress he has made to reduce drunk driving and underage drinking not only in Rhode Island, but across the United States."
For more about the event, click here.