How powerful is MADD in thier anti-druck driving agenda? I was in Newark Delaware some years ago. I was turning left in an apartment complex on a two lane road. Double yellow line, plus I was in an intersection. No traffic coming towards me. I had my turn signal on. A motorcycle slammed into my drivers door about half way across the turn. The motorcycle driver goes over the cab of my truck. I call Newark police. I had to get out of the truck by the passenger door. My passenger and I both smelled alcohol on the bike driver. The investigating cop even asked who was drinking. The motorcycle driver said he was and pulls out his Newark Police ID. I demanded along with my passenger that the cop get a breath test from the bike driver. We were both told by both the biker and the cop to “shut up or go Downtown”. The investigating officer cited me for not looking in the rear view mirror before I turned left to check for traffic behind me! He let the bike rider off scott free. I complain to to Delaware Chapter of MADD. They were not interested. They could have cared less. After personal meetings with the Newark Chief of Police and the press, the bike rider was finally charged with improper passing. My citation was dismissed. I went to court to testify against the bike rider and guess who was prosecuting the case? The original investigating cop was. The judge asked the cop to proceed and the cop said “if I thought the bike rider was guilty of anything, I’d have issued him a ticket...” Judge: “case dismissed. What a joke MADD is. This drunk cop cost me $1000.00 to fix my truck. And walked(staggered) away. MADD wouldn’t return my calls. I wouldn’t give a cent to MADD.
What a farce.