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Thank you for being an integral part of our community as we strive to improve and save lives.—Candace Lightner
September 19, 2016
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 […]
August 13, 2025
Hi. I live in Wisconsin and had a sister who was 16 months younger than me. My only sibling! On March 23rd, 2016 she was on […]
November 2, 2022
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
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
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
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
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 […]
August 19, 2025
Rosenda “Rose” Elizabeth Smiley was miraculously born on December 5, 2009. A multiple repeat offender drunk driver stole her life on May 25, 2024, as she […]
January 10, 2024
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 […]
June 6, 2024
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 […]
May 12, 2022
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 […]
March 24, 2022
My name is Lori Markowitz and I’m the proud mom of Josh Markowitz, only 27 years old, tragically killed by an impaired driver on February 6th, […]
February 9, 2022
Michael Gershe is a survivor of a drunk driving crash that killed his mother and nearly himself when he was 8 weeks old. Despite breaking almost all his bones in the crash, he went on to become a collegiate swimmer, comedian, speaker, author, college educator and photographer. With over 25 years’ experience on stage as a comedian and speaker, Michael has presented his programs at schools, colleges, military bases and a TedxTalk. He uses humor, audience participation and his story for an educational and inspirational message. In 2015 he founded The Magic of Life Foundation, a non-profit organization, that helps his mission in eliminating impaired driving making communities safer and empowering people to make better choices in life. The foundation has a partnership with the Stow Municipal Court where he presents his program as part of their diversion programs to DUI offenders. The organization’s annual fundraiser honors local law enforcement for their DUI efforts. In 2019, he published his memoir, “The Magic of Life: A Son’s Story After Tragedy, Grief and a Speedo.” One Amazon reader said, “This book will inspire any reader to be a better person! This is one of the best books I have read in a long time!” For more information about Michael and The Magic of Life Foundation, please go to www.themagicoflife.org.
December 1, 2021
On April 10, 2011, my son, Connor was killed as a passenger in a single vehicle, distracted driving crash. He was just 21 years old. He […]