From: "Alexandra Davies" <enews@madd.org>
Date: 5/4/2016 1:07:42 PM
To: "Haley, Nikki" <NikkiHaley@gov.sc.gov>
Cc:
Subject: Please Support a Stronger Child Endangerment Law
May 4, 2016
Governor Nikki Haley
Office of the Governor
1205 Pendleton Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Dear Governor Haley,
As a constituent, I strongly urge you to create and/or support an
effective DUI law to protect our most vulnerable population, children.
Child endangerment, because it causes significant emotional and
potentially physical harm to the child, is a form of child abuse.
Strengthening our child endangerment laws will keep our children safe
from this child abuse.
In 2011, 226 child (under the age of 15) passengers died in drunk
driving crashes. Children riding with a drunk driver are not only at
risk from erratic, dangerous driving, they are also more than 40
percent less likely to be properly restrained in either a seat belt or
a car seat.
MADD recommends a number of science-based solutions that should be
taken to help stop DUI/DWI child endangerment:
- Adding administrative license revocation/suspension as a sanction
- Requiring alcohol/drug assessment and treatment (if necessary)
- Requiring the use of an ignition interlock device by offenders
- Considering the offense of DUI child endangerment to be a felony
- Eliminating eligibility of offenders for diversion programs that
circumvent a record
I believe that passing child endangerment legislation that contains
these components will help stop drunk driving and is vital to our
children's future. Thank you in advance for your prompt consideration
of creating a stronger DUI child endangerment law.
Sincerely,
Ms. Alexandra Davies
13 Creekside Way
Greenville, SC 29609-6962
(864) 230-6972
allyd47@gmail.com
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