MADD's History MADD was founded in 1980 in response to one woman's loss of her daughter to a drunk driver in California. MADD soon grew into a nationwide organization with almost 3,000,000 members and supporters. Today thousands of concerned citizens are involved in more than 400 chapters in the U.S. with affiliates in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Great Britain. MD A local MADD chapter was chartered by the National Organization in Howard County 12 years ago. The chapter works with the Howard County Police Department, Fire and Rescue Services, Public Schools, Office of Substance Abuse Impact Services, State's Attorney's Office, court system and other government agencies and nonprofits concerned with impaired driving and underage drinking.
All funds raised by the chapter remain in the county for community based activities.
Some Statistics Statistics for 1999 indicate there were 41,611 traffic fatalities. This indicates a slight decrease in both fatalities and alcohol-related fatalities. During 1999 in Maryland 179 of 590 traffic deaths were alcohol related. About two in every five Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. In the past decade, four times as many Americans died in drunk driving crashes as were killed in the Vietnam War.