MADD Holds Candlelight Vigil
Posted/updated on: December 6, 2011 at 2:23 am
TYLER — East Texans forever changed by drunk drivers gathered at Tyler’s Rose Garden over the weekend. Mothers Against Drunk Driving held a candlelight vigil to remember lives lost in drunk driving-related crashes. Frankie Baker was 7 months pregnant when her unborn son was killed when she was hit by a drunk driver. Baker says, “It changes dramatically when you’re told you’re never gonna have a child, and then all of a sudden you have a child — and then it’s taken away. So it really devastated me throughout my life because, ‘Where’s my child that was given to me that I was never gonna have?'”
With holiday gatherings taking place, it’s the perfect time to practice safety. MADD reminds everyone to use a designated driver when leaving holiday parties. MADD’s Alexia Hunter says the message is simple — be responsible.
