The Mike Drury Movement
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
On Mother's Day of 2014 I started The Mike Drury Movement in honor of my mom, who was killed in a distracted driving accident. Since that time, with the love and support of family and friends, I have been continuing to try to help make the roads a safer place for us all, and raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. A special thank you to my wife, Tracey Drury, and my friends Angela Rose, Ryan Garcia, and Mark Schmitt for their help in getting my movement started online.
TELEVISION INTERVIEWS
-May 30, 2014: my wife and I were interviewed by Ms. Ivy James on the show Faith, Family and Friends.
Faith, Family and Friends Interview
-April 6, 2015: my wife and I were interviewed by Larry Michael on Redskins Nation, broadcasted on Comcast Sports Network Monday-Friday at 5:30 pm.
-April 10, 2015: my wife and I were interviewed by Ms. Ivy James on the show Faith, Family and Friends. This was a followup interview from the one we did almost a year ago (see above).
Faith, Family and Friends Followup Interview
-April 16, 2014: my wife and I were interviewed by Beth Parker of Fox 5 News which aired on the 5:00 pm news
VIRGINIA SENATE
-October 28, 2014: my wife and I met with Senator Jennifer Wexton to discuss my proposed legislation on hands-free driving.
-January 28, 2015: I went to Richmond, accompanied by my wife's aunt, and spoke with the transportation committee and presented the proposed legislation on hands-free driving, SB 1279.
NEWSPAPER,
PUBLICATIONS, & RADIO
-July 17, 2014: I was featured in the Ashburn Today newspaper.
-February 2, 2015: I was mentioned in Senator Jennifer Wexton's Legislative Update (see excerpt below)
"As I mentioned above, a few of my bills failed to report from committee this week. One, SB 1279, would have made driving while using a cell phone illegal, if not done hands-free or with a hands-free device. One of my constituents, Mike Drury, is championing this issue, and I will continue to push to make our roads safer in future sessions."
-March 31, 2015: My story was featured in the Trauma Survivors Network newsletter based out of the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus (open the link below-see page 2)
Trauma Survivors Newsletter-April 2015
September 30, 2015-WGMU Radio interview with Jason Brightman & Nick Ortiz
PETITION
&
PLEDGE
-May 11, 2014: I started my movement to gain signatures for my petition to make it illegal to use a cell phone while driving without the use of a hands-free device.
-March 30, 2015: In honor of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, in April, I started my pledge to gain signatures from people who agree to not drive distracted.