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October 13, 2016

Ashley Argabrite is our Featured DUDE!

Ashley is a Nursing student at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi “One of the goals I strive to complete on campus is to host different events to bring awareness about drinking and driving or any impaired driving and the dangers it holds. I wish to bring a realization to all students on campus and hope they […]

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October 13, 2016

A Close Look at the Consequences of Impaired Driving

By: Ashley Argabrite I have been deeply impacted by the consequences of impaired driving. I am fully cognitive of the ability to drive while drunk, cause harm, and not even remember it. Two of my very close friends were hit head-on by a drunk driver. They were both rushed to the hospital, and the driver […]

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November 18, 2015

Kimberly Smoots is our Featured DUDE!

Kimberly is a Psychology major at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Tell us why you’ve been active in preventing impaired driving with UDS, another organization, or on your own. “Because it should be something that everyone is concerned about. Although I don’t know personally know anyone who has been hurt or died from a crash that […]

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