AL SJR71

Designates November 19 each year as Drowsy Driver Awareness Day in Alabama in memory of Wendall G. Williams, who died in a 2006 vehicle crash caused by a drowsy driver.

Acknowledges that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates 100,000 police-reported vehicle crashes annually result from driver fatigue, causing approximately 1,550 deaths and 71,000 injuries.

Notes that 60 percent of surveyed adults have admitted to driving drowsy, with 37 percent reporting falling asleep at the wheel, and there is no roadside test to determine driver fatigue.

Requires the Victims of Crime and Leniency (VOCAL) and Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor Program to coordinate efforts to increase public awareness of drowsy driving dangers.

Mandates public education on the dangers of drowsy driving and emphasis on methods to prevent drowsy driving-related vehicle crashes.