Grieving Mother Helps Other Traffic Accident Victim Families
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It was all Christine Olson could think of after the traffic accident death of her 22-year old daughter, Tiffiany.
How could she help other families, hearing their loved one was in a traffic accident, quickly find out where the victim had been taken and their condition?
When Tiffiany was thrown from a 2002 Kawasaki motorcycle, on which she was riding as a passenger in December 2005, all Christine could find out was that there had been an accident and someone had died. Nothing else.
Olson didn't know whether her daughter or her daughter's boyfriend had died. She and her son arrived at Manatee Memorial Hospital only to be told Tiffiany was not there. Frantic, Olson asked for help until a hospital guard contacted FHP.
By 1:30 that morning an officer brought an evidence bag to the hospital parking lot with Tiffiany's toe ring, a broken earring and her watch. It was only then, nearly seven hours after the accident, that Olson learned her daughter had been thrown more than 90 feet and suffered a broken neck when her boyfriend's motorcycle, travelling northbound on U.S. 19, was struck by a car.
Tiffiany was killed instantly. Her boyfriend died a short time later. His parents also could not find out his wherabouts.
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After the night Tiffiany was killed, I was so upset that it took so long to be notified. How is this possible in this day and age of computers and information. Something Had to be done!!!!!!!""
Olson got 1,000 signatures and has initiated an emergency contact program through the Florida Department of Highway Safety. All one has to do is click on the site and put in emergency contact information. In the event of an accident, law enforcement can scan your license and obtain information immediately Your information is not available unless you sign up, under the Driver Privacy Protection Act. So far 500,000 people have entered their emergency contact information and 13 other states have shown interest in the program.