Several local organizations – including Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office, the California Highway Patrol and the Santa Barbara Police Department – will honor and remember victims of drunk driving crashes during a Tuesday, April 23 vigil at the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office.
The vigil will shed awareness on the issue and help prevent future incidents, according to a press release from MADD. Impaired driving is behind 31% of all U.S. traffic fatalities, per data from the National Highway Safety Administration.
Program Specialist Victoria Placencia with MADD’s Southern California Tri-Counties Affiliate – which covers Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties – said traditionally, MADD hasn’t held a vigil in the tri-county area, instead focusing further south in the Long Beach and Orange County areas.
This year’s local vigil will focus on local victims, she added; MADD will provide candles.
“A lot of people don’t think twice about (drunk driving) until it happens to their family and their community,” she told CVN.
The Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office is located at 1112 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara.
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