Our Stories

We Save Lives Celebrates Life

Your experience matters, and has great purpose: it keeps your precious memories alive forever, while helping others understand that they are not alone in their grief. Unite with us at We Save Lives by sharing your story and photos that kept you going.

Please be sure to share the victim's full name in the post.

Because we are here to help everyone whose life has been impacted by drunk, drugged or distracted driving, we also welcome inspirational stories about anyone who has been injured, and how they are coping. Please fill out the form with your tribute.

Thank you for being part of our community as we work to improve lives along with saving them. -Candace Lightner

November 23, 2017

Cole’s Story

My only child, my son, Cole Kilgore was a loving, loyal, charismatic young man with beautiful blue eyes and an engaging bright smile. From a young […]
September 19, 2016

Cari’s Story

When Clarence Busch killed my daughter, he was out on bail from another hit and run drunk driving crash and had an astonishing 3 prior convictions […]
September 19, 2024

Margay’s Story

June 6, 2024

Danelle Atwood

On the evening of November 20th, 2023, my family’s lives were changed forever when a drunk and high driver attempted to complete the second of two […]
September 27, 2017

Andrew’s Story

Andrew Thomas Moncheck was born June 20, 1996. The second child of three and first born son in the Moncheck family. As a baby, he would […]
September 19, 2016

The Downs Story

Brad and Samantha Downs were newlyweds when they and their good friend, Chris were struck down and killed by a driver who had both alcohol and […]
November 2, 2022

Conner Guido

My son, Conner Guido, lost his life at age 16 in a car crash in Yorktown, Virginia shortly after leaving the Tabb High School Homecoming Dance […]
April 25, 2019

Austin’s Story

On June 10, 2018, I was sentenced to life without my oldest son, Austin Lee Lockwood. Austin was taken by a drunk driver in Three Lakes, […]
November 9, 2023

Cassandra’s Story

 I lost my 16-year-old daughter Cassandra Kay Linder March 13th 2023, due to a distracted/fatigued CMV driver. She was on her way home on the first […]
June 22, 2024

Hailey Brooks

In November 2022 Hailey was killed in the Raleigh Christmas parade. Her tragic death shocked everybody and devastated her friends and family. She was dancing in […]
January 20, 2023

Gracie James

Losing a child in a senseless car crash is far worse than any nightmare. A nightmare ends; eventually, you wake up. Gracie is traveling to Moab […]
January 10, 2024

Kayla’s Story

Hi, my name is Kayla Luschen and I was in a car crash in October of 2019, when I was 19 years old, because my boyfriend […]
October 27, 2023

Nicole’s Story

Nicole Michelle Lee, a loving daughter; sister; aunt; cousin; granddaughter; friend; and mentor, was in a fatal car crash on Saturday, January 26, 2008. A 2007 […]
January 10, 2023

Ellen Bengston

Ellen was killed in a preventable crash by an 43 year old man who admitted to reading FB messages while driving a pickup at 55 MPH. […]
May 12, 2022

Kevin Yost’s Story

On August 25th, 2019 our son, Kevin, became the victim of vehicular manslaughter. He was in a Lyft vehicle on his way to the Sacramento Airport […]