On Feb.1, 2012, Clifton B. Gibbs and his passenger were driving northbound in the curb lane on Hwy 55 in Memphis, TN. A 24 year-old traveling in the center of three southbound lanes crossed over into the northbound lanes, crashing into Clifton’s car head-on at approximately 75 mph. The impact spun Clifton’s car counterclockwise and
Five- year- old Jake Owen of Baltimore was in the family car when it was struck in the rear by a driver traveling at 62 mph. The driver was distracted on his cell phone and never braked, causing a four car collision. Jake was killed in the crash. His nine- year- old sister, Alexandra, suffered
On the morning of March 7, 2015, Jonathan “Johnny” Yoder was on his way to buy a new car for his growing family. Cindy, his wife of two and a half years, was eight months pregnant with the couple’s first child when she received the phone call that would change their lives forever: Johnny was
A new study just released by The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projects an 11% increase in the number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roadways last year, compared to 2015. This would represent the steepest year-to-year increase since record-keeping began, both in terms of the number of deaths and percentage increase. Overall, pedestrian fatalities have increased by
Just two days before his 25th birthday, Ronald Garrett Viccaro’s life was taken from him on April 1, 2013, alongside his best friend, Justin Mitchell, 25. Garrett was two days away from his 25th birthday, and Justin had just turned 25, and so they both went fishing (one of their favorite pastimes) on the Eau Gallie
Justin Mitchell died alongside his best friend, Ronald Garrett Viccaro, on April 1, 2013 at the age of 25. Justin had just turned 25, and Garrett was two days away from his 25th birthday, and so they both went fishing (one of their favorite pastimes) on the Eau Gallie Causeway Bridge in Indian Harbour Beach.
Alex Heit, aged 22, was traveling on a turn in the roadway with a very narrow, dirt shoulder and a steep drop in Greeley, CO on April 3, 2013. Witnesses said he appeared to have his head down, and began drifting into the oncoming lane of traffic. A westbound vehicle slowed and moved over just
Alex Willis was the back seat passenger in a vehicle in Shelburne, MA when the young driver fell asleep at the wheel, causing the vehicle to veer off of the road, down an embankment, into a ditch, and back up the other side before rolling over two or three times, landing on its roof and
On October 19, 2010, while training with his high school cross country team, Conor Lynch was killed by a distracted, unlicensed, hit-and-run driver. He was 16 years old. The woman who killed him was 18 years old. Ironically, this tragedy occurred during National Teen Safe Driving Week. Born August 19, 1994 in Los Angeles, Conor
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