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Vineland police cruiser is billboard on wheels, promotes HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers, honors two fallen Vineland heroes.
by Ahmad Graves-El
A regional drunk driving prevention organization and the Vineland Police Department have joined forces in an effort to show local residents the importance of designated drivers.
A new Ford Explorer, driven by Sgt. Terry Hall, is being called a “rolling billboard” that will promote the mission of the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers.
“We established it in memory of our son, Navy Ensign John Elliott, who was killed in a collision with a drunken driver on Route 40 near Woodstown on July 22, 2000,” Bill Elliott, John’s father, said to SNJ Today. “Our mission is to prevent drunk driving tragedies by promoting the use of safe and sober designated drivers.”
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Vineland patrol car decked out to promote designated drivers
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
Posted Feb 22, 2021
The Vineland Police Department has partnered with the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers to decorate a new Ford Explorer patrol vehicle to promote sober driving.Vineland Police Department
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The Vineland Police Department has partnered with a regional drunk driving prevention organization to unveil a new HERO Patrol Car to promote the use of safe and sober designated drivers.
The department’s new Ford Explorer will be a “rolling billboard” for the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers, named in memory of Navy Ensign John Elliott of Egg Harbor Township, who was killed in a collision with a drunken driver near Woodstown in July 2000.