Press Release - 05-03-2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Monday, May 3, 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY: GTSC WARNS OF SPIKE IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH FATALITIES AS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH BEGINS
Albany, NY- The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) will hold a press conference along with a local mother who lost her son in a motorcycle crash to urge safety in the wake of an alarming spike in motorcycle crashes and fatalities. A safety advocate will provide a hands-on demonstration of proper safety gear for riders.
When: Wednesday, May 5, 2021
10:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
Where: West Capitol Park of New York State Capitol
Albany, New York 12210
*Rain location: Room 115 of the Alfred E. Smith building (across the street from the park)
Who: Chuck Deweese, Assistant Commissioner for Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee
Karen Hill, victim advocate, and mother of Zachary Hill, who died as a result of a motorcycle
crash
Ben Zadrozny, Program Manager for the New York State Motorcycle Safety Program