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120+ Americans die from preventable traffic violence each day. These are their faces.

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Zachary Wensel, 19, was disabled when a driver drove left of center to pass an Amish buggy and struck him head on on his motorcycle in Holmes County, Ohio.

A short time later, unable to work, he took is own life 😭

His mother is fighting for a safety fix www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-n...
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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We hope you can join us to remember Michael and other lives lost to traffic violence on November 16 at City Hall on @familiesforsafestreets.org World Day of Remembrance.
November 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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🖤Remembering Michael DeMaula

The funeral for Michael DeMaula, who was killed by a driver while crossing Branch Ave on Oct. 24, will be held Wednesday Nov. 5 in Warwick.

Learn more ⤵️

www.murphyfuneralhomes.org/obituary/Mic...
Obituary for Michael T. DeMaula | Murphy Funeral Homes
Share memories & support the family
www.murphyfuneralhomes.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
13-yo Chance Hunnicutt struck & killed by a semi truck driver while riding his bike to meet friends in Manhattan, IL 🕯️

"Chance’s light touched everyone who knew him — his smile, his kindness, his energy will never be forgotten."

www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/22/a...
October 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Four teenagers killed by a wrong-way driver on the NJ Turnpike. 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️

Yaakov Kilberg, 19, Aharon Lebovits,18, and Shlomo Cohen, 18, and Chaim Grossman, 18 😭

It's far too often we see American highways becoming scenes of mass tragedy.
www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/l...
Four teens, including three from Lakewood, killed in head-on crash on New Jersey Turnpike
The four were in a car struck by a motorist going the wrong way on the New Jersey Turnpike early Sunday, police said.
www.courierpostonline.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
12-year-old Haylee Ryan was riding her bicycle when she was struck and killed by a school bus near Lied STEM Academy in Las Vegas. 🕯️

One of two 12yo students in the district killed biking to or from school in the area recently www.fox5vegas.com/2025/10/11/w...
October 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Joe Lazar, 83, a long-time crossing guard in Westlake, Ohio, struck and killed in the line of duty.

🕯️

“He was stationed right in front of the police department."

Part of a rash of similar incidents in Cleveland's western suburbs

www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
Pedestrian, cyclist crashes raise alarm in Westlake, Rocky River and beyond
Westlake and Rocky River officials have responded to recent accidents near schools with speed monitoring, increased enforcement and public education campaigns.
www.cleveland.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Avery Devon Neal, 32, a survivor of a mass shooting, struck down and killed in Indianapolis by a hit and run driver. 🕯️

"He was getting off the bus coming home."

He is the 25th pedestrian killed in Indy this year 😭

www.wthr.com/article/news...
He survived an Indianapolis mass shooting in 2021. 4 years later, a driver ended his life in a hit-and-run
Avery Devon Neal, 32, died Oct. 4 after being hit by a car on the northwest side of Indianapolis.
www.wthr.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Dylan Straughn (far left) a high school sophomore killed by a driver while riding his bike in Colrain Township, Ohio. 🕯️

"Whether it was music, sports, or learning, Dylan brought joy and kindness everywhere he went,"

www.wcpo.com/moeller-dyla...
October 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM