In the past, she had been rear-ended by a drunk driver, causing severe damage to Serena. Also, Travis was just 4 years old when he got run over right in front of his own home (Griffins). His injuries, especially the brain damage, still affect him to this day. Busch, the driver who hit Cari, was a repeated offender of driving under the influence, and Candy was informed that he would highly unlikely receive a large punishment (Peters). Infuriated with this fact, she decided to make a change. Just four days after her daughter’s death, she started Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), which is now known as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (Peters). She quit her job and used all her funds to support this non-profit organization. After travelling across the country, speaking of her experience, and inspiring many citizens, Candy has helped MADD gain the recognition it deserves. Through MADD, drunk driving rates have significantly decreased by thirty percent. It is also what helped raise the legal drinking age in the United States to 21(Griffins). MADD now has 600 chapters across the world and is continuing to prevent accidents from drunk driving (La…