MADD and DaimlerChrysler Photo Exhibit To Be on Display in Miami Depicting Lives Changed Forever by Underage Drinking and Driving
* After the Crash features the photography of Pulitzer finalist Jeffrey Lamont Brown * Interviews, sound bites and B-roll footage available
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and DaimlerChrysler have teamed up to produce After the Crash, a national, traveling photo exhibition that provides a glimpse into the lives of 10 families changed forever by underage drinking and driving. The exhibit will be on display at the Sawgrass Mills Mall from Friday, September 29th until Sunday, October 1st to educate teens and their parents about a tragic consequence of underage drinking -- devastating motor vehicle crashes -- as well as the ongoing and critical need for victim support.
In 2004, nearly 2,000 people were killed and countless others were injured in alcohol-related traffic crashes involving an underage drinking driver. In Florida in 2005, there were 92 crashes involving an underage drinking driver. Nationwide, traffic crashes are the number one killer of teens, and nearly one-third of teen traffic deaths are alcohol-related.
What:
After the Crash (http://www.afterthecrash.org/ ), a national, traveling photo exhibition that provides a glimpse into the lives of 10 families changed forever by underage drinking and driving.
Who:
Interviews available with Glynn Birch, MADD national president, representatives from the Florida MADD offices and DaimlerChrysler.
Where: Sawgrass Mills Mall, 12801 West Sunrise Blvd., Sunrise, FL 33323 Exhibit located in "blue" area between Wannado City and Bed, Bath & Beyond When:
Friday, September 29th and Saturday, September 30th from 10 a.m. until 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 1st from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.
***B-roll footage is available containing sound bites and photo exhibit footage. To obtain a copy log on to http://www.thenewsmarket.com/chrysler or contact Kristin Tyll at +1-248-512-1954 (office) or +1-586-219-4735 (mobile).***
PRNewswire -- Sept. 27
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