{"id":12398,"date":"2018-08-02T16:28:24","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T16:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/?p=12398"},"modified":"2022-06-13T11:27:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T11:27:15","slug":"why-we-walk-julie-legg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/why-we-walk-julie-legg\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Walk: Julie Legg"},"content":{"rendered":"

I want to share a very hard story with you in the hope of doing some good.
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In 2004 I lost my son. He wasn\u2019t sick. He wasn\u2019t involved in anything that society would deem troublesome. My son, Kris, was a Sr. Airman in the United States Air Force. He served his country proudly and survived two tours overseas. But he couldn\u2019t survive one of the most preventable crimes here at home.<\/p>\n

My son was killed by a drunk driver.<\/h3>\n

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Toward the very end of sixth grade when there were only a few days left in the school year we received a call from his teacher. That evening Don, Kris\u2019 step-dad, sat Kris down and asked Kris if he could possibly keep it together for six more days – just six days. It was an interesting \u201cchat.\u201d The next day while driving Kris to his acting class, he imitated Don\u2019s talk with him – doing such a good job that it made me laugh. Fast forward to when Kris was serving in Iraq as a Senior Airman with the USAF. Kris thought the story needed to be repeated in order to get a laugh from his fellow airmen. Yes, he truly liked to make people laugh! We learned of his story retelling after Kris\u2019 funeral service. One of his fellow airmen shared it with us, calling it the \u201cSix Days Story.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who was Kris?<\/h3>\n

Kris enjoyed mountain biking, downhill skiing, go-karting, and both in-line and ice hockey. Kris was amazingly friendly. Kris was funny – he had a great sense of humor was very sociable. Throughout his high school years, he volunteered and was very active in our community. Whenever he came home to Arlington, Texas to visit he always made sure to visit with neighbors.<\/p>\n

We all hear about working and contributing to \u201cfind a cure\u201d for the various diseases that seem to plague our communities \u2013 and they\u2019re all very worthy efforts. Drunk driving also has a cure. It\u2019s as simple as having a designated driver \u2013 someone who is not drinking. Unfortunately, there are more deaths attributed to drunk driving each year, and these are TOTALLY PREVENTABLE deaths.
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I\u2019m writing this in hopes that those of you who read it will agree with me when I say that I\u2019m saddened that drunk driving is still something that we\u2019re fighting against. With so many options for making safe ride choices \u2013 taxis, ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft, public buses, event buses, limousines, friends and relatives just a phone call away \u2013 there truly is no reason that drunk driving deaths are still occurring. My son\u2019s life should not have ended this way.<\/p>\n

Why We Walk<\/h3>\n

MADD has done so much to help victims who were injured in drunk driving crashes and to support survivors of people who were killed by drunk drivers. Speaking for my family, the people at MADD Colorado were present at every court hearing, the sentencing for the person who took my son\u2019s life, the various court dates afterwards, and the placing of a roadside memorial sign at the crash site in Denver where my son was killed. To this day the MADD folks still acknowledge the dates of our Kris\u2019s passing and his birthday. I can\u2019t tell you how much that means as we still try to accept our son\u2019s death to a completely nonsensical crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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MADD also works to educate our community about drunk driving, drugged driving and underage drinking. Staff and volunteers visit schools and community organizations to bring attention to and prevent underage drinking. They train victims and survivors \u2013 myself included – to speak at Victim Impact Panels that DUI offenders are mandated to attend. The folks at our state MADD office work with state legislators to enact stronger laws regarding drunk driving in Colorado. A few years ago they added drugged driving to their mission, and they continue (unfortunately) responding to the need for assistance from those of us affected by drunk driving crashes.<\/p>\n

Will you join us?<\/h3>\n

On this 10th Anniversary of Walk Like MADD<\/em>, I hope you will rally together in one of the 90 cities around the nation to help create a future of No More Victims. If you are in the Northern Colorado area, I encourage you to join \u201cKris\u2019s Crew\u201d, named in honor of my son, Sr. Airman Kristopher G. Mansfield. Everyone is welcome to walk with us. The Walk is a mere three miles, and it won\u2019t take much time out of your day. What it will do is show your support of an organization that has everyone\u2019s safety at the forefront of its mission, and will show the community that you\u2019re also tired of people dying and being injured by those who choose to drink and drive. If you are unable to walk with us, then please consider making a financial contribution at www.walklikemadd.org\/greeley<\/a>. Thank you.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Julie Legg<\/p>\n

Team Captain \u2013 Kris\u2019s Crew<\/p>\n

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