{"id":13258,"date":"2018-12-06T21:10:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T21:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/?p=13258"},"modified":"2022-08-05T08:16:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T08:16:18","slug":"joshua-jahns-fight-against-drunk-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/joshua-jahns-fight-against-drunk-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Jahn’s Fight Against Drunk Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Today, I\u2019m going to ask you to donate to MADD to help me remember my wife, Mandy. <\/a>Together, we can end tragedies like this. But first, I want you to get to know her.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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We met in the eighth grade\u2026 after lunch on a Wednesday\u2026 I was wearing what I would start to call my lucky shirt. And I swear, Mandy had the bluest eyes I\u2019ve ever seen. I had the honor of looking into those eyes for years, including a beautiful stretch of almost a decade when I proudly called her my wife.<\/p>\n\n

Then, three weeks before Thanksgiving, a woman drank at a bar for six hours before staggering to her car, putting the keys into the ignition, and speeding away. Because of this driver, my blue-eyed high school sweetheart died after being ejected from her car and tossed in a corn field.<\/p>\n\n\"\"

Later, I returned to that field to make a vow to Mandy. I told her that I would do everything I possibly could to bring as much meaning to her death as she brought to my life.<\/p>\n\n

All I have is her story, and I\u2019m hoping you can help me make it count. And now, we are back where we began.<\/p>\n\n

I\u2019m asking you to donate to MADD today \u2013 for Mandy and all victims of drunk and drugged driving.<\/a> Together, we can ensure a future of No More Victims\u00ae.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Drunk driving remains the number one<\/b> cause of death on our roadways. Quite simply, the need is not over. But hope is on the horizon. Your generous gift means that when victims like myself need help, you will be there. When politicians need to understand the importance of in-car breathalyzers for all offenders, you can be that voice. Even now, advances in technology are being made to ensure that one day, no one can drive impaired. And, it\u2019s due in part to your support.<\/p>\n\n

I know that if she was alive today, Mandy would look you in the eyes and personally thank you. But since she can\u2019t, I will do so on her behalf.<\/p>\n\n

Thank you,<\/p>\n\nJoshua Jahn\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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