| Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety

MEDIA AVAILABILITY FOLLOWING HILL BRIEFING ON DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING

CONTACT: Pete Daniels / [email protected] / 202-408-1711 / 301-442-2249 (C) MEDIA AVAILABILITY FOLLOWING HILL BRIEFING ON DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING When: Thursday, November 21, 2019. The briefing is scheduled to take place from 2:00-3:00 pm EST. The media availability will commence immediately after the Briefing concludes. Where: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 385 Who: Commander K.N. Campbell Houston Police Department…

Capitol Hill Briefing on Drug-Impaired Driving

On Thursday, November 21, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) will host an expert panel discussion on the subject of drug-impaired driving: What we know, what we don’t know, what’s being done, and how to determine the scope of the problem and identify effective policy. The briefing will take place in the Russell Senate Office Building, Room 385, at…

Protecting Roadside First Responders Act

On October 24, 2019, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) introduced the Protecting Roadside First Responders Act of 2019, which aims to reduce tragic incidents involving law enforcement officers and others being hit and sometimes killed by motor vehicles while performing their duty on the side of our nation’s highways. To read Senator…

Statement on 2018 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes

CONTACT: Pete Daniels / [email protected] / 202-408-1711 / 301-442-2249 (C) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2019 Statement of Cathy Chase, President of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, On 2018 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes 36,560 people killed in 2018 according to new government data — Increased fatalities involving pedestrians, pedalcyclists and large trucks The latest motor vehicle…