Yorktown mother occurs for safe driving after a fatal crash

Norfolk, va. – According to experts in traffic safety, fatal crashes typical in summer. This is an inexperienced, young drivers did the streets and more impaired people drive after summer events.

Tammy Gweedo McGee knows the effects.

“My baby had disappeared in no time because of a driver's careless actions,” said McGee.

Her son Conner was killed in 2019 in a car accident along the Yorktown road. He was only 16 years old.

“He was played for football, he had a great GPA, wonderful friends, a friend. He had his whole life in front of him,” she said.

Conner had been a passenger in a car full of teenagers. The investigators later found that the driver, another teenager, did not licensed and accelerated.

“They only had a mile down the road and they only made it 500 meters before losing control of the vehicle,” McGee recalled.

Other families also know similar pain.

The CDC reports that, according to AAA, motor vehicle accidents are the most common cause of death for teenagers in the USA. Therefore, AAA denotes the time span of the “100 fatal summer days”. DMV statistics show that 19 people killed 19 people on the last memorial and 860 were injured in Virginia with more than 1,500 accidents.

McGee said that this type of tragedies is 100 percent avoidable.

“What you don't want to be is,” she said.

Since Conner's death, she has become a lawyer and even helps to change the law. This year she helped say goodbye to laws that do it. So if you allow someone to drive someone without a license, they can be held accountable.

She emphasized how important it is to talk to her children about security on the streets.

“This is not just the problem of the Ministry of Transport of the Ministry of Transport. It is not just the problem of Virginia DMV. It is the problem for everyone. Everyone is responsible for transport security,” said McGee.

By Tuesday there is a 757 sober Ride 2025 Memorial Day campaign. Information on receiving a sober trip during this memorial day weekend can be found here.

On Tuesday, the York Poquoson's Sheriff organizes a 100 safest summer event to promote safe driving. May 27 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and the legislators, law enforcement authorities, schools, non -profit organizations, companies and community activists are included that share how accidents are available.

More information about the 100 safest days of the summer initiative can be found here.

You can find more information about Tammy McGes personal history, advocacy work and resources here. And click here to get a link to your anonymous report tool ifyousesomethingsaysomething.