MADD awarded “Difference Awards” to two Northeast Ohio women who tried to stop an alleged drunk driver from getting into his car with his two children.
According to the Ohio News Network, Gwen Hungerford and Jennifer Tarson noticed a man outside a Burger King in Lorain walking in the parking lot with his two small children. They reported smelling alcohol on him and said that he appeared to be drunk.
The two women called 911 and tried to stop him from driving off. Unfortunately, the man was successful in leaving with his two children and hit Hungerford's car in the process.
The man has not been identified or arrested, but he could face charges for hitting the car.
Both women say that the encounter has changed their lives and that they plan on volunteering for MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). They say they will participate in the “Every Child Deserves a Designated Driver” program, which sends volunteers to schools to advise children on what to do if they are forced to get into a car with someone who has been drinking.
"People have that 'I can't help' attitude,” said Tarson. “And it just goes back to well, if you think you can, you can and if you think you can't, you can't.”
Julie Leggett of MADD thinks that the women's watchfulness has already sent a message. "It did put that gentleman on notice that people are watching,” she said.
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