Jacy Good is hoping to turn tragedy into advocacy.
You may remember Good as the young Lancaster County woman who in 2008 became teh victim of a horrific car accident while on her way home from her college graduation. The accident left Good in a coma and claimed the lives of both her parents.
Good, who’s rehabbing now in New York state, is about to become the face and voice of a movement by state Rep. Josh Shapiro to ban cell phone use in cars. What makes Good a compelling spokeswoman for the movement is her accident happened after another driver, an 18-year-old young man, ran a red light while answering his cell phone. That caused a tractor trailer to swerve into the path of the Good’s car.
She’s expected to take part in a press conference a week from tomorrow in Harrisburg with Shapiro, a Democrat from Abington who’s been trying since 2005 to enact a law banning the use of handheld devices while driving.
More details including interviews with Good and Shapiro in tomorrow’s Intell. I’ll also look at the opposition to such a ban.
