Keagan Spencer had towing in his blood. “The kid was literally born and then put in a child seat in his grandpa’s tow truck,” says Matt Spencer, Keagan’s father and owner of Matt Spencer Towing. “He had been around towing since pretty much day one.” It was no surprise when Keagan followed in his family’s
Minneapolis, Minnesota Date of Crash: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 At only 18 years old and just a month away from graduating high school, Andrew Dudley’s life was tragically taken in a crash caused by a distracted driver. Andrew was on his way home from his church youth group meeting, riding his bike along Shady Oak
Recent studies from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) suggest that drivers using advanced automation features like Tesla’s Autopilot and Volvo’s Pilot Assist are becoming more distracted, not less. This goes against the common expectation that these features would help reduce accidents and increase road safety. Instead, they may be contributing to an increased
At approximately 7 a.m. on the morning of September 22, 2022, Austin Gage Hunnewell Foden was struck and killed by a vehicle on Picciola Road in Fruitland Park, FL, as he was walking to work. The accident was the result of a distracted driver behind the wheel. The driver hit him from the side, and
We Want Teens to Drive Safely and Give Their Moms the Best Gift Ever for Mother’s Day We asked hundreds of moms what they want for Mother’s Day and they responded overwhelmingly: “We Want Our Children to Promise to Make Safe Driving Choices, Including Driving Without Distraction.” In focus groups we asked teens what was
On July 29, 2012, 24-year-old Lanie Kruszewski was struck and killed by a vehicle on River Road at Bridgeway Road in Richmond. She was biking from her job at Osaka Sushi & Steak near the Huguenot Bridge to her boyfriend’s house in the Museum District. She died almost instantly. Adding to the tragedy of Lanie’s
Andrew Whitcomb, a hardworking journeyman electrician, was setting up a work zone on the Great River Bridge on October 18, 2022, when he was struck and killed by a driver who was looking at her phone. At the time of the accident, Andrew and his coworker, 20-year-old Pearson J. Franklin, were walking behind their pickup
Ian Michael McFate, born in Overland Park, Kansas on May 6, 1999, was an eighth grader who was actively involved in band, chorus, and cross country, and also enjoyed geocaching, playing tennis, golf, video gaming, Taekwondo, and soccer. Ian was looking forward to high school. On the afternoon of October 1, 2012, while running cross-country
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