Two years ago, the organization launched a roving memorial in an effort to reach out to the people of Pennsylvania.

With Mike Martin, who designed and built the trailer, behind the wheel, it’s logged about 45,000 miles so far. “The names of people who have been killed by a drunk driver are etched in bricks,” he continued. “It’s very beautiful — it’s overlooking the Susquehanna River.”

While some names on the list date back to the 1970s, more are being added regularly. “If a loved one has been killed in a crash involving a drunk driver, all they have to do is contact us for the name to be put on the wall,” Martin explained. “We’ll be updating it this year, so now’s a good time to do it.”

Names that have been submitted but not yet added to the wall are displayed on a video inside the trailer.

The trailer’s visit is just part of an ongoing effort by local law-enforcement personnel to discourage drunk driving. “We’ve been running DUI checkpoints around the county every month,” Baranyai explained. “We’re certainly pleased the DUI Association was kind enough to bring the trailer into our area as well.”

“It’s nice that we got this in Crawford County,” Todd Pfeifer, chief of Conneaut Lake Regional Police Department, agreed, noting that many local law enforcement officers have volunteered to staff the display and provide information for visitors. “DUI is one of the biggest problems we have here in Crawford County, so it’s nice to have.”

Mary Spicer can be reached at 724-6370 or by e-mail at mspicer@meadvilletribune.com