Candace Lightner, with the help of Cindi Lamb, founded MADD just four days after Cari, one of her three children, was hit and killed by a drunk driver.
Lightner was enraged by the inadequate punishment that the man who killed her daughter received. The driver was a multiple time offender and had recently been released from jail. Candace Lightner channeled her anger about the punishment into the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Candace quit her job and used her entire savings fund to start the organization. Prior to MADD, Candace Lightner was not involved in very much; she was not even registered to vote!
Lightner was enraged by the inadequate punishment that the man who killed her daughter received. The driver was a multiple time offender and had recently been released from jail. Candace Lightner channeled her anger about the punishment into the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Candace quit her job and used her entire savings fund to start the organization. Prior to MADD, Candace Lightner was not involved in very much; she was not even registered to vote!
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