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Who We Are

Since its inception in 1982, AAIM has been dedicated to raising awareness about the consequences of impaired driving and the dangers of underage drinking. As the first grassroots citizen group incorporated in Illinois to combat impaired driving, AAIM has made significant strides in advocating for victims and promoting road safety. Over the years, AAIM has become the only organization in the state to provide direct financial assistance to crash victims facing financial hardship.

Our Mission

The Mission of the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM) is to prevent deaths and injuries caused by chemically impaired or distracted operators of any motor vehicle or watercraft and to assist victims of these crashes in Illinois.

Board of Directors

Our dedicated professionals oversee AAIM's strategic direction, governance, and financial health, ensuring alignment with our mission and objectives.

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Our Programs

Beyond Driver Education Program

This program targets high school students preparing to drive or have recently received their driver’s license. Teens learn about the dangers of impaired, reckless, and distracted driving, the impact of underage drinking and drug use on their developing brain and body, the effects of substance misuse, the importance of good decision-making, and essential traffic safety laws and regulations. Our program and topics can be modified to fit each school’s class schedule.

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DrunkBusters

Program

AAIM began the DrunkBusters program in 1990. AAIM gives $100 to tipsters whose calls lead to a DUI arrest. In 2023, the program awarded $17,800 in rewards to citizens who reported impaired drivers that led to arrests. Since its inception, DrunkBuster has awarded $809,900 and removed over 8,685 impaired motorists from the roadways. The program runs year-round in Boone, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, McHenry, Lake, and Will Counties and is statewide during holidays.

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DUI Pin Award Program

AAIM, in conjunction with IDOT, instituted this award program to provide a continuing recognition system for officers who excel in arresting impaired drivers. The program began in 2001, and any officer who has made ten or more DUI arrests since January 1st, 2001, is eligible to receive the award. AAIM awarded 222 officers from 48 departments in 2023.

Awards are given upon the request of the eligible officer's supervisor.

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Drug Recognition Expert Award Program

This award was created in honor of Carol Stream Police Officer Daniel R. Stafiej's outstanding contributions to DUI-drug-related enforcement in Illinois. Officer Stafiej was a long-time Drug Recognition Expert (DRE), DRE Instructor, and a friend to AAIM.

The Illinois DRE-of-the-Year recognition goes to a certified DRE who has demonstrated outstanding contribution and commitment to the Illinois DRE program during the calendar year.

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