MADD Pennsylvania to Launch Unprecedented Crackdown on Drunk Driving This Labor Day

   MADD Joins National Effort With Tens of Thousands of Law Enforcement
    Officers Warning Drivers: If You Drive Drunk, You Will Be Arrested

  What:   Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Pennsylvania will hold a news
          conference to kick off a statewide drunk driving crackdown that
          aims to keep our streets safe at a historically dangerous period -
          - Labor Day weekend.  MADD is working with law enforcement this
          holiday weekend to send the message: if you drive over the legal
          limit, you will be under arrest.

          The Pennsylvania effort is part of a national drunk driving
          crackdown, Drunk Driving.  Over the Limit. Under Arrest.,
          sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
          (NHTSA) in partnership with MADD and the Pennsylvania Department
          of Transportation.  During the national crackdown, law enforcement
          officials will intensify enforcement of drunk driving laws by
          conducting high visibility enforcement efforts such as sobriety
          checkpoints and saturation patrols.

  When:   MADD Pennsylvania Press Conference: August 17, 2006 at 11:00 a.m.

  Where:  Pennsylvania State Police
          Front Steps
          2201 Belmont Ave.
          Philadelphia, PA 19131

  Who:    Attending the press conference will be:
          * Chuck Hurley, CEO, MADD
          * Bryce Templeton, MD, chair, MADD Penn-Jersey
          * Colonel Jeffrey Miller, Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner
          * Chief Inspector Anthony DiLacqua, Philadelphia Police Department
          * Les Toaso, Assistant District Executive for Services, PennDOT
          * Ramona Santiago, a victim of drunk driving

  Why:   Drunk driving is the nation's most frequently committed violent
         crime.  In 2005, more than 500 people were killed in Pennsylvania
         in drunk driving crashes, and nationally, the problem appears to be
         getting worse.  Research shows that the aggressive enforcement of
         drunk driving laws will help reduce deaths and injuries due to
         drunk driving.  The two-and-a-half week enforcement wave in
         Pennsylvania, which runs from August 18 - September 4, is based on
         a proven public health model that reduces deaths due to drunk
         driving.

         The press conference will include a backdrop of uniformed members
         from local agencies of the Philadelphia Police, many suburban
         police departments and the Pennsylvania State Police.

MADD's mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking. MADD is a 501 (c) (3) charity with approximately 400 affiliate offices and 2 million members and supporters nationwide. Founded in 1980, MADD has helped save more than 300,000 lives. For more information, visit http://www.madd.org/.