This past week, MADD held their annual law enforcement awards ceremony. The event honored impaired driving arrests and education efforts of nominees from counties and cities in the MADD Richmond area region. The awards were timely, as recent reports revealed Virginia experienced a double digit increase in alcohol related automobile fatalities from 2012 to 2013, the first year to year increase in 6 years.
Hanover Cares has partnered with the Hanover County Sheriff's Office and the Ashland Police Department on a grant project since 2012 that targets the reduction of alcohol related crashes involving 15-24 year olds. Last year, the number of such crashes decreased over 15% thanks to local law enforcement agencies conducting DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols funded by the grant.
It's that shared commitment to making our roads safe that makes Hanover Cares proud to recognize the efforts of all the law enforcement personnel in our community. They remain committed to protecting our families from the too frequent tragedies that occur at the hands of drunk drivers. Although there were only 3 officers recognized at the MADD awards, we know they represent the efforts of many, and the commitment of the Hanover County Sheriff's Office and the Ashland Police Department to keep drunk drivers off our county streets and highways.
We are also grateful for this wonderful awards program put on by MADD. Their willingness to recognize the collective efforts of all of our law enforcement teams in the Richmond region is a wonderful reminder of how important it is that we all work together to keep our communities safe.
Thank you all!
Hanover Cares has partnered with the Hanover County Sheriff's Office and the Ashland Police Department on a grant project since 2012 that targets the reduction of alcohol related crashes involving 15-24 year olds. Last year, the number of such crashes decreased over 15% thanks to local law enforcement agencies conducting DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols funded by the grant.
It's that shared commitment to making our roads safe that makes Hanover Cares proud to recognize the efforts of all the law enforcement personnel in our community. They remain committed to protecting our families from the too frequent tragedies that occur at the hands of drunk drivers. Although there were only 3 officers recognized at the MADD awards, we know they represent the efforts of many, and the commitment of the Hanover County Sheriff's Office and the Ashland Police Department to keep drunk drivers off our county streets and highways.
We are also grateful for this wonderful awards program put on by MADD. Their willingness to recognize the collective efforts of all of our law enforcement teams in the Richmond region is a wonderful reminder of how important it is that we all work together to keep our communities safe.
Thank you all!
Second from the right is Hanover County Sheriff's Deputy Matthew Keeley who was one of three county law enforcement officers recognized at the event. Thank you Deputy Keeley.
Second from the right is Hanover County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Mahler who was one of three county law enforcement officers recognized at the event. Thank you Deputy Mahler.
Missing from the photos above is Ashland Police Officer Thomas O'Dea who was not able to attend the ceremony. Captain Anthony Callahan accepted the award on his behalf.
Missing from the photos above is Ashland Police Officer Thomas O'Dea who was not able to attend the ceremony. Captain Anthony Callahan accepted the award on his behalf.
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