“My Son Was a Passenger.”
Travis Teixeira was 18 when he was killed as a passenger in a crash his mother, April, believes was preventable. He asked the driver to slow down. He asked if he was okay to drive. April can’t bring her son back, but she can tell his story, in the hope that it helps someone else make it home.
Please watch and share it with someone you love who’s behind the wheel.
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“Motor vehicle homicide is homicide. And no family should have to learn that lesson the way mine has.”