Georgia FACES--Fatalities Are Crashes Ending Smiles......
Each year, Georgia loses over a thousand people to crash deaths on its roads
and highways. While such a large number is tragic and incomprehensible in
the abstract, one almost loses sight of the fact that each person who dies
on the road is an individual with a special and individual life and with
a loving and grieving family and circle of friends. The Governor's Office
of Highway Safety in Georgia has created Georgia FACES (Fatalities Are Crashes
Ending Smiles), an online memorial to Georgia crash victims, as a way to
remember all special individuals lost and to remind everyone of the importance
of driver safety to help eliminate future tragedies.
WHAT EXACTLY IS GEORGIA FACES?
Georgia FACES will be a constantly update online memorial consisting of pictures of Geiorgia crash victims sent in by relatives, families, or friends. An example would be:
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Jane Smith Date of Crash: January 12, 2006 Age: 25 Home: Atlanta, Georgia Crash Location: I-285 near Memorial Drive |
GOHS's goal is to show all that a crash victim is not just a statistic. That's why we request the smiling face of a loved one.
TO VIEW THE ONGOING FACES MEMORIAL, CLICK HERE
HOW CAN I ADD MY LOVED ONE'S PHOTO TO GEORGIA FACES?
In order to have your loved one added to the Georgia FACES memorial, you must send a picture only of the victim with a note allowing the photograph to be published on Georgia FACES to mmontgomery@gohs.ga.gov . Non-digital photos can be sent via mail to:
Georgia FACES c/o GOHS 34 Peachtree Street Suite 800 Atlanta, Georgia 30303
In both the digital and mailed photos, please make sure that you include the loved one's name, date of crash, location of crash, age at time of crash, and hometown for publication verification. You as submitter must also include your contact information; name, address, telephone number, and email (if available). Digital photos are preferred, but hard copy photos mailed to GOHS are acceptable, although hard copy photos will not be returned. Please note that pictures you submit to GOHS are intended to be placed on the GOHS website and may be published in other print and electronic mediums by GOHS or anyone who has access to the GOHS website.
For more information on the Georgia FACES program, contact Matt Montgomery at mmontgomery@gohs.ga.gov or via phone at 404-463-8979.
Special thanks goes out to MADD Georgia for their inspiration in creating the Georgia FACES Memorial.....
NEW FOR FEBRUARY 17TH. VIEW PHOTOS AND COMMENTARY FROM THE GEORGIA FACES PRESS CONFERENCE HELD AT THE STATE CAPITOL HERE.