Officers McVey and Madole Recognized as MADD Heroes
North Liberty Police Officers Jeffrey McVey and Spence Madole were recently recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving Iowa as MADD Hero Award Winners for going above and beyond to save lives through enforcement and education about impaired driving laws.
“I’m so proud to be able to recognize our MADD Hero Award winners,” said MADD Iowa Program Specialist Shannon Booth. “Impaired driving crashes claim the lives of thousands every year nationally.”
In total, MADD Iowa honored 37 officers from across the state with MADD Hero pins and certificates. These officers were nominated by others in their department for their efforts in saving lives through traffic enforcement and public education. Awardees hailed from the Iowa State Patrol, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, County Sheriff Offices and local police departments. Officers awarded have many achievements individually, some of which include ARIDE Certification, DRE Certification, SFST Instructor Certification and being local advocates to educate youth about impaired driving.
“These officers have devoted their enforcement efforts to saving lives through proactive traffic enforcement and public education thus making Iowa a safer place for all. This is an honorable mission because in Iowa if you are going to be seriously injured or killed from a crime it is most likely to be by an impaired driver,” Todd Olmstead, Impaired Driving & DRE State Coordinator with the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau said. “On behalf of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau, I would like to thank MADD for their commitment and partnership with GTSB in helping us to reduce serious injury and death on our streets and highways. We strongly support MADD in their mission of No More Victims.”
“Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) and Iowa Law Enforcement Agencies have always had a great working relationship. This partnership has been enhanced by the recent addition of a MADD Program Specialist in Iowa. Law enforcement and MADD are committed to reducing impaired driving on Iowa roadways through education and enforcement,” Law Enforcement Liaison of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau Randy Kunert said. “GTSB thanks MADD for recognizing these officers for their outstanding efforts in deterring, detecting and apprehension of impaired drivers. Through partnerships like this, we can reduce fatality and serious injury crashes and make Iowa roadways safer for all travelers.”