Sue Beatty drove her daughter Carly to Texas A&M for her sophomore year and said goodbye like any parent would. She didn’t know it would be the last time she saw her. A few weeks later, the 19-year-old was struck and killed by an impaired driver while walking home.
“She had her whole life ahead of her,” Sue Beatty said. “Carly did not deserve what happened to her. She had hopes and dreams that have now ended…because someone chose to drive impaired.”
Beatty’s grief has turned into advocacy. Her daughter’s story is now part of TxDOT’s newly launched “Drive Sober. No Regrets.” campaign.
The Numbers Behind The Campaign
The scale of the problem is worth sitting with. Three Texans killed every day. That number climbs when drivers mix substances. When alcohol and THC are combined, drivers are 25 times more likely to cause a fatal crash. In 2024 alone, 1,254 people died on Texas roads because of impaired driving…