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Shoe display, vigil show costs of drunk driving
Featuring a sobering display of 247 pairs of shoes representing the number of Delawareans killed over the past five years in alcohol-related crashes, the daylong public service event sponsored by MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and BRC, elicited somber reactions from students. This wasnt a low-key event, Bachman said. All the empty pairs of shoes sent a powerful image that made an impact on students as they walked by. It made people stop and think about the number of people in our state who were killed in alcohol-related car accidents over the past five years. Besides the vigil and shoe display, the free event also included remembrance speeches by survivors of individuals killed by drunk drivers and an information booth staffed by MADD representatives from the Student Alcohol Use Committee and from the Delaware chapter of MADD. Article by Becca Hutchinson To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |