Hudson's Law | Take Action Against Impaired Driving

Turning loss into awareness. Turning awareness into action.

What Happened

On July 13, 2025, an impaired driver made the choice to get behind the wheel.

That choice took the lives of my son, Hudson, and my close friend, Jen.

But this tragedy was not caused by one decision alone.

Someone else was there.
Someone else knew the driver was impaired.
Someone else handed the driver the keys to their car.
Someone else had the opportunity to stop it.

And under current law—there was no accountability.

Multiple people are involved in a car accident on a road near a wooded area. Two cars are severely damaged and smoking, with debris scattered across the road. One person is kneeling near the overturned vehicle, and several others are standing near the damaged cars. A man wearing a black t-shirt with a skull and crossbones graphic and a white cap is running toward the scene.

A poster emphasizing the importance of not allowing impaired drivers to get into vehicles, highlighting the issue of impaired vehicle owners, and the need to prevent tragedies, with text and icons depicting a car, a key, and a warning sign.

The Problem

Right now, the law focuses almost entirely on the driver.

But in many cases:

Passengers knowingly get into vehicles with impaired drivers
Vehicle owners allow someone impaired to drive their car
Opportunities to prevent tragedy are ignored

And when lives are lost, those choices carry no legal consequences.

But we already recognize this kind of shared responsibility in other situations.

Bars and restaurants can be held liable if they overserve alcohol to someone who is visibly intoxicated and that person goes on to cause harm.

Social hosts can face consequences for providing alcohol in unsafe or illegal circumstances.

Because in those cases, we understand something important:
The person who enables the danger shares responsibility for the outcome.

Yet when it comes to impaired driving, that same standard is not consistently applied.

That gap matters—because prevention often lives in those moments before the crash.

A silver car flipped upside down off the side of the road, surrounded by grass and trees, with significant fire damage and debris scattered around.

What Hudson’s Law Would Do

Hudson’s Law is designed to close that gap.

This legislation would:

Hold passengers accountable if they knowingly allow an impaired person to drive
Hold vehicle owners accountable if they allow someone impaired to operate their vehicle
Recognize that enabling impaired driving is not passive—it is a choice
Create stronger deterrence to prevent these tragedies before they happen

Because when someone has the chance to stop something deadly—and doesn’t—that decision matters.

Infographic titled 'Why This Matters' emphasizing the importance of shared responsibility in impaired driving. It features icons for a car key, two people, and a speech bubble, with text about the roles of the friend, passenger, and person. The background shows a person handing over car keys, a sunset over water, a sign reading 'One Choice Can Change Everything,' and a blue butterfly.

Our Goal

We are working to:

Introduction to Hudson's Law at the state level with a background image of the Michigan State Capitol building, a blue butterfly, and a watercolor effect.

A safety awareness poster emphasizing responsibility around passengers and vehicle ownership. The poster includes icons and advice: speaking up to prevent tragedies, not handing over keys to responsible drivers, and protecting friends from impaired driving. The message 'Awareness saves lives' is highlighted with a blue butterfly graphic. On the right, a photo shows people talking by a car at dusk, with a side mirror displaying the message 'You don't have to drive to be responsible.'

A group of people talking on a wet street during a rainy evening, with a framed photo of a young couple, car keys, and a flower in the foreground, and a sign that reads 'One choice can change everything'.

For Hudson.
For Jen.
For every life that could still be saved.

A baby with red hair sleeping on a white bed, wearing a striped blue and white onesie and sock with a bear face.

A woman with light hair in two braids smiling at the camera, sitting at a restaurant table with a phone in her hand, wearing a beige sweater, in a busy restaurant with TVs and other patrons in the background.