News 12 - Long Island mother travels to Washington, DC for candlelight vigil for victims of drunk driving

by Carmen Grant | Nov 18, 2024

Alisa McMorris, of Wading River whose 12-year-old son was killed by a drunk driver in 2018 will be joining other surviving families for a candlelight vigil in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

They will be lighting 10,000 candles in honor of their loved ones.

"We are going as a family to join with all those other victims to light a candle for our child and save someone from this horror," explained McMorris.

The group will also gather at the National Mall to advocate for a federal law passed in 2021 that directs the U.S. Department of Transportation to come up with anti-drunk driving regulations for new cars.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving says about 13,000 lives are lost each year due to drunk driving.