Mothers Against Drunk Driving "supports a substantial increase in taxation on alcoholic beverages as a means of covering the cost to society caused by misuse of alcohol". MADD "advocates that schools and other organizations hosting social and athletic gatherings for youth take positive steps to ensure that alcoholic beverages not be present at those gatherings". On May 3, 1980, Cari Lightner, a 13-year-old girl, was killed by a drunken hit-and-run driver at Sunset and New York Avenues in Fair Oaks, California. The 46-year-old driver, who had recently been arrested for another DUI hit-and-run, left Cari's body at the scene. Cari's mother, Candace (Candy) Lightner,
Jerry Was a Race Car Driver at the time. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" is the first single of Primus's 1991 album "Sailing the Seas of Cheese". The song tells the stories of two characters, Jerry, an ill-fated race car driver who collides with a telephone pole while driving intoxicated (hence the use of "was", in the title) and Captain Pearce, a retired fireman. The band created a music video for the track. "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" was the second Primus single, after "John the Fisherman" from 1990's indie release "Frizzle Fry". "Jerry Was a Race Car