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Feb

Paul J. Miller, 21 – PA

Paul J. Miller was driving his vehicle on  northbound on Rte. 33 in Hamilton, Township, PA when a southbound tractor-trailer crossed the center grass divider and traveled head-on into Paul’s car and a northbound van. Paul died from injuries suffered in the crash. The truck driver was distracted at the time of the crash. Born

18
Feb

Toni Donato Bolis, 28 – NJ

Toni Donato-Bolis was scheduled to deliver her second child in two days. When driving home from a doctor’s appointment, her car was hit head-on in Sewell, NJ on Pitman-Downer Road  about a mile from her home. The other driver, after missing two cars, swerved into her lane when he was distracted by his cell phone.

18
Feb

Howard Stein, 61 – MA

Howard Stein was securing a load on his truck on the side of Rte. 2 westbound in Acton, Massachusetts when a 17 yr. old driver struck and killed him, pinning him between her vehicle and his truck. The young driver was programming her GPS at the time of the crash, causing her vehicle to drift

18
Feb

Kelson Vaillancourt, 21 – SD

On May 20, 2009, Kelson had just finished his junior year in college and was on his way to count waterfowl as part of an internship for the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFW). It was his dream internship. He never made it to the site. His co-worker, James Abram Schneck, 23, was driving distracted,

18
Feb

Margay Schee, 13 – FL

On September 23, 2008, 13-year-old Margay Schee was riding home from school when a semi-truck traveling at 60 mph slammed into the back of her school bus, which had stopped to let off students.  She was killed when rescuers were unable to get her out of the burning wreckage. The truck driver was reaching for

18
Feb

Eric Okerblom, 19 – CA

On July 25, 2009, Eric was bicycling on a straight, unobstructed, country road. Although visible for hundreds of yards, he was struck and killed by a distracted teenage driver who neither swerved nor braked. Cell phone records indicate that the driver was texting just prior to the collision. Eric was a remarkable young man. While

18
Feb

John Sligting, 56 – IL

On June 13, 2007, 56-year-old John Sligting was killed when a teen driver talking on her cell phone rolled through a stop sign and into the path of his motorcycle. John Sligting routinely went out of his way for anyone who might need his support. A father to three daughters and a grandfather to four

18
Feb

Chelsey Murphy, 19 – FL

On March 9, 2010, 19-year-old Chelsey Murphy and her unborn child were killed when a teen driver talking on his cell phone struck her as she was crossing an intersection near her home in Naples, FL. A friend who was crossing the street with Chelsea was seriously injured. The person with whom the driver was

18
Feb

Brittanie Montgomery, 19 – OK

On December 21, 2006, Brittanie was killed when she lost control of her vehicle, crossed four lanes of traffic, and was struck by an oncoming car. She was talking on her cell phone with a friend at the time of the crash. Brittanie was dedicated to working with children with an ultimate goal of becoming