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04/14/21
Greg LaRochelle
As our nation moves towards an end to this deadly pandemic, we continue to be faced with another epidemic in the form of distracted driving. But hope springs eternal with April designated as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. And it s especially the hope of one mother that we keep a laser focus on our driving to avoid tragedy. In 2008, Shelley Forney lost her 9-year old daughter, Erica, when she was struck head-on by a distracted driver in an SUV while riding her bike home. Erica passed away two days later on Thanksgiving Day. Largely through this grieving mother s advocacy, Congress unanimously passed a resolution in 2010 declaring April as the month to promote greater awareness to preventing driver distraction. Sadly, with a spike in motor vehicle deaths last year, perhaps every month should be recognized as an opportunity to promote awareness to this menacing over-the-road risk. ....

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