
Our mission, is to provide, through educational programs, a defining moment that inspires adults and young people alike, to make a difference in their community, by saying "KNOW" to alcohol, additional drugs, and Safe Driving Habits. Health - Safety - Prevention Dreams are shattered every 30 minutes across Texas as someone dies needlessly in a distracted driving crash. Stop DWI, Inc., coordinates with communities, schools and other advocacy groups in the Permian Basin and West Texas, to present the reality of distracted driving as a result of alcohol, additional drugs, cell-phone 'texting' and excessive speed. Our programs are used to vividly demonstrate the dangers of impairment due to alcohol and other drugs, and from distracted operation of a motor vehicle. "Know Your Limit" Our program for the legal age drinker is "Know Your Limit", and "Stick With It". We visit community and industry safety programs and the college/university campus to provide a variety of safety programs. Our "Intoxi-Clock" is a popular program with these groups. The legal drinker is made aware of "High Risk" alcohol ingestion. Other components of this program include "Fatal Reflection, Fatal Distraction, S.I.D.N.E., and SUM-IT-CUP". This program is also used in high schools. April is National Alcohol Awareness Month and we will be in area high schools and colleges with programs and activities. Intoxi-Clock "You Call The Shots" This program vividly demonstrates how levels of intoxication impair an individual's ability to safely perform motor skills. Drinkers often underestimate the amount of alcohol it takes to lose mental/physical performance, and the time it takes to be sober. SUM-IT-CUP "Standard Unit of Measure" This educational tool show the qualified drinker the true measure of a drink. Many people over-estimate the amount of alcohol they pour into a beverage. Knowing what constitutes a standard unit of alcohol in a drink size is critical. Distraction While Driving "Fatal Reaction-Distract-a-match" This program is a 'hand-on' engaging activity that dramatically demonstrates how being distracted while driving can be fatal. Texting, reading, GPS operation, eating and talking to friends are all distractions. We think too often, that crashes due to alcohol or other impairment, always happens to other people. Our hands on programs creates a past-pace experience of incidents involving impairment and distractions of various kinds while operating a motor vehicle, and the resulting consequences. We encourage participants to make alternative choices to misuse of alcohol, additional drugs or other distractions while driving. |
| Outreach That Saves Lives Programs for Schools, Churches, University/College & Business |




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| Joseph Higgins was struck down by a drunk driver August 18, 1984 His mother, Faye, is responsible for the beginnings of MADD in Midland in 1984, which became Stop DWI, Inc. in 1995. |

| Angela Dawn Lester, killed by a 19 year old drunk driver-January 30, 2004 |




| Patsy Hochman died needlessly because of reckless driving. The young woman responsible for her death had been smoking 'pot' during the day with friends. |





| Tommy died while riding with an impaired driver. |




| S.I.D.N.E. Simulated Impaired Driving Experience... |
Trooper John Barton, Education Program Director of the Texas Highway Patrol (DPS), and Debra Linton, Program Director-Stop DWI, Inc. SIDNE, operate the program at Bethany Christian Church in Odessa "Community Night Out" Program. SIDNE is a great educational tool for young people and adults alike, to demonstrate the dangers of impairment, either from alcohol/drugs or 'texting', or many other distractions while operating a motor vehicle. The program must have at least a 100' x 100' driving area, and is operated by remote operator control. The operator can put the vehicle into an impaired mode at any time. Sometimes, the driver receives a call on our cell phone while attempting to drive the course. SIDNE also works well inside a gym. |

| S.I.D.N.E at St. Stephen's Catholic Church |

| S.I.D.N.E. Bethany Christian Church - Odessa |


| Don't Drink and Drive! |




| GOING OUT TONIGHT? DO YOU PLAN TO DRINK? WHO IS YOUR DESIGNATED DRIVER? MAKE PLANS FOR THIS BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE OFFICE OR HOME! THE LIFE YOU SAVE COULD BE YOUR OWN. DRIVE SOBER! |