Long Island mother travels to Washington, DC for candlelight vigil for victims of drunk driving
10,000 candles will be light on Tuesday in Washington DC by families of loved ones killed by drunk driving.
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9h agoAlisa McMorris, of Wading River whose 12-year-old son was killed by a drunk driver in 2018 will be joining other surviving families for a candlelight vigil in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.
They will be lighting 10,000 candles in honor of their loved ones.
"We are going as a family to join with all those other victims to light a candle for our child and save someone from this horror," explained McMorris.
The group will also gather at the National Mall to advocate for a federal law passed in 2021 that directs the U.S. Department of Transportation to come up with anti-drunk driving regulations for new cars.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving says about 13,000 lives are lost each year due to drunk driving.
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