Victim impact panels aim to reach DUI offenders where courts fall short

The panels, organized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), allow people convicted of driving under the influence to hear directly from those whose lives have been shattered by impaired drivers.
abc7NY

Man arrested for DWI while attending DWI victim impact panel

FISHKILL, New York (WABC) -- A man from Duchess County was arrested for DWI - ironically while he was attending a DWI victim impact panel. David Kilmer, 51, of Fishkill was stopped by police a and was ...
The Daily Gazette

Police: Woman drove drunk to DWI panel

Guilderland police arrested a woman who allegedly showed up to a DWI victim impact panel drunk. Police arrested Kyle L. Anastasio, 61, of 2415 8th Ave., Watervliet, and charged her with DWI on Tuesday ...
Staten Island Advance

Back to the panel: Staten Island man ordered to revisit victim impact program after DWI plea

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s been less than 10 years since Richard Bardsley was subject to a victim impact program and a license revocation for driving drunk. In the coming months, he’ll have to do it ...
The Daily Gazette

Sheriff: Five banned for drinking at DWI panel

Five people were kept from attending a STOP-DWI Victim’s Impact Panel at Guilderland Town Hall after allegedly arriving at the panel with alcohol in their system. Acting Albany County Sheriff Craig ...