MPI launches grassroots campaign targeting teen DUI prevention

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) has partnered with the Manitoba School Board Association and Teens Against Drinking and Driving to launch a speaker series aimed at enlightening teens about the physical devastation and emotional trauma caused by impaired driving.
The ‘Friends for Life’ Speaker Series will tour more than 30 schools across Manitoba during the month of February. The four speakers will share their personal stories about how drinking and driving has affected their lives.
“About a third of all fatal crashes and injuries in Manitoba are related to drinking and driving,” said Ted Hlynsky, vice president of claims control and safety operations at MPI. “While the statistics about impaired driving are sobering, the most powerful messages come from people who have been personally affected by a drunk driver.”