Households of underride victims gathered on September 14, 2023, in entrance of the U.S. Division of Transportation at 1200 New Jersey Ave SE in Washington, DC — with crash take a look at automobiles from the Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security 2017 aspect underride analysis within the background — to recollect family members, who misplaced their lives as a result of truck underride.
The households rang a commemorative bell for over 750 victims, primarily from the previous few years, and known as upon the Division to re-evaluate publicly out there information, finish their a long time of inaction, and challenge robust underride laws. Their message was this: Delay = Loss of life.
Because of Sarah Haedrich, Imaginative and prescient Zero Coalition Coordinator for the Washington Space Bicyclist Affiliation (WABA), we now have video footage of a number of the audio system at this occasion:
We’re grateful for all who spoke on the Underride Sufferer Vigil, together with:
- Dr. Elisa Braver, epidemiologist and security researcher
- Andy Younger, The Legislation Agency for Truck Security
- Barry Davis, father of underride sufferer Ally Davis
- Lois Durso, mom of underride sufferer Roya Sadigh
- Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Sean O’Malley, Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security
- Abbie Bingham Endicott, cousin of underride sufferer Sylvia Bingham
- Daniel Langenkamp (husband of underride sufferer Sarah Langenkamp) learn an announcement from Stephen Bingham, father of underride sufferer Sylvia Bingham
- Nancy Avis, cousin of underride sufferer Carling Mott
- Harry Adler, Institute for Safer Trucking
- Jerry and Marianne Karth, mother and father of underride victims AnnaLeah & Mary Karth
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