Nikki Kellenyi was an 18 year-old senior at Washington Township High School in NJ who was looking forward to her senior prom, graduation, and attending college in the fall. Nikki’s 18 year-old driver and classmate failed to notice two stop signs and drove into the path of a pick-up truck while Nikki was
Distracted driving deaths are sudden and unexpected. In 2015 more than 10 people died and more than a thousand were injured every day in the U.S. from distracted driving . These are the worst statistics since 2008. But of course, distracted driving statistics don’t capture how these deaths and life-altering injuries affect families. Family members
Clarissa Danielle Morrison died on June 19, 2010, at the young age of 18 in New Hope, Alabama. Clarissa was reading a text while driving, hit a mailbox, and tried to swerve back onto the road. Clarissa had graduated from Kate Duncan Smith DAR High School on May 22, 2010, less than a month before
Barbara Tocci was killed when a PSEG utility truck crossed the center line of the highway in Flanders, NY striking Tocci’s SUV head-on. The 54 year-old truck driver had been carrying on “an extended text message conversation with his girlfriend” in the time leading up to the crash, according to prosecutors. Barbara Tocci was one of
Loretta Margaret Riatusso was killed on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 in Gulf Breeze Florida, at the age of 56. Her vehicle was struck at an intersection by a by a distracted young driver, age 18, who ran a red light. Born on May 3, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York, Loretta was a long time resident of
On April 15, 2008, 24 year old Heather Dawn Bouchard was killed while driving to work in southern Maine. A dedicated social worker, she had placed a call to a client and dropped her cell phone. When she attempted to retrieve it, she lost control of her car and veered across the highway, slamming into
On St. Patrick’s Day, 2006 , the day after he turned 66, Patrick Mapleson lost his life when he was struck by a cement truck while working as a member of the New York State Department of Transportation road crew. The truck driver was distracted by reaching for a water bottle that had slipped as
Mark James Piburn was hit by a distracted driver as he walked to the store in Polk County Florida on February 15, 2014. He died on the scene 30 minutes later from catastrophic injuries sustained as a result of the collision. Mark was a remarkably intelligent and creative young man, with a contagious laughter and
Springfield High School (Delaware County PA) senior Samantha Kemmey produced this documentary PSA for her film production class about Casey Feldman who was killed by a distracted driver in 2009. Samantha captures the spirit of Casey in this video while raising awareness about the devastating impact of distracted driving.
A Project of The Casey Feldman Foundation
