District officers honor a teenager who was killed in a speed accident

• A joint tribute: Levi Knop honored Levi Knop, an 18-year-old who was killed in a crash from 2019.
• Please the family: Levi's mother, Joy Knop, shared emotional memories and asked the drivers to appreciate all lives on the street to prevent similar tragedies.
• Loses inheritance: Regard The story to learn more about The Live Low Levi Foundation

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Law enforcement agencies in Grady and Thomas Counties come together in a powerful solidarity with the family of Levi Knop. Knop was an 18-year-old who was killed in a high-speed accident on January 29, 2019.

“We honor the memory of Levi Knop, whose life was cut tragically … due to a ruthless and accelerated driver,” said the sheriff of Grady County, Martin Prince, at a joint event on Friday. The event aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of speeding.

A frenzied driver met Knop, a high school senior, as a knop went to school. His mother Joy Knop shared painful memories of this day. “He went and said” I love you, mom, I'll see you at lunch, “she recalled.” Fifteen minutes later he was on the roadside in his truck. “

Levi, who was called “The Jock” by his mother, was an enthusiastic baseball player who loved hunting, fishing and being with friends. “He was popular,” she said, “but what is more important, he was nice.”

In Levi's memory, several public security authorities gathered that gathered before the busy memorial day weekend in order to urge the drivers to follow traffic laws, in particular speed limits.

“Traffic stops are not about revenue,” emphasized Sheriff Prince. “They exist to prevent such tragedies from appearing.

Data from Georgia State Patrol reinforce the urgency of her message. On the weekend of 2024 alone, the soldiers examined more than 500 accidents in the whole state, which led to 250 injuries and eight deaths.

Sheriff Prince said that the memorial day was not only a time to honor military victims, but also to think about life after avoidable traffic incidents.

“It shakes families and changes the communities forever,” he said.

Joy Knop repeated these plea and asked the drivers to think beyond themselves.
“Whether you appreciate your life or not, you appreciate other people's lives,” she said. “Families expect their loved ones to come home.”

In honor of Levi's legacy of friendliness, the Knop family is working to return the community with the “Live Like Like” initiative – to transform grief to convert grief.

To learn more about Levi's story and how you can support the “Live Like Low Levi” movement, visit here.

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