Families for Safe Streets, a project of TA

Please join me this Father’s Day in supporting Families for Safe Streets (a project of Transportation Alternatives), an organization comprised of individuals like me who have lost a family member or suffered a serious injury in a traffic crash. Instead of any gifts, cards, or well wishes this year to mark this holiday, I am asking my friends and family members to give a donation to Families for Safe Streets in memory of Allison Liao.

On October 6, 2013, my three-year-old daughter was run over by a distracted driver making a left turn and failed to yield to her and her grandmother. She died on Cherry Ave and Main Street in Queens, New York.

I will cherish the memories of the special moments we shared as father and daughter, whether it was the joyous times spent at the playground or those delightful escapes to the ice cream shop for a sweet treat. The memories of those times will forever hold a place in me, and I will always miss them dearly.

The crash that took the life of Allison changed my life forever and led me to Families for Safe Streets, an organization composed of people who have lost a family member or suffered a serious injury in a traffic crash. Families for Safe Streets works to end the preventable epidemic of traffic violence in our communities by advocating for life-saving changes and providing support to those who have been impacted by crashes.

In memory of Allison, I am asking my friends and family members to donate to FSS.

During my time with FSS, my family and I play a role in strengthening the right-of-way law. lower the speed limit and continue to push policies that will make our streets safer for children like Allison.

The funds I raise will help launch a new memorial crash sign initiative for FSS that will help elevate local advocacy efforts across the country with QR codes that point to specific local efforts for legislative and policy change. For each $500 raised, FSS will purchase nearly 100 signs marking locations where someone was killed in a crash like Allison to memorialize their death and demand action in their name. Learn more at familiesforsafestreets.org