Share Your Voice

Make a Difference as a Victim Impact Speaker

Victim impact speakers who have experienced the devastating consequences of impaired or distracted driving. They provide a powerful and emotional perspectives that statistics alone cannot convey. Their personal stories highlight the real-life, compounded impacts of preventable choices, making them a vital part of education and prevention efforts.

Victim impact speakers help audiences — especially young drivers and traffic offenders, and community members — understand the lasting effects that a single decision can have on victims, their families, and entire communities.

Whether g presenting at schools, driver safety programs, or court-ordered education sessions, their voices promote empathy, accountability, and safer driving behaviors.

By putting a human face to the consequences of impaired and distracted driving, victim impact speakers inspire change, support public safety goals, and help prevent future tragedies. Please consider sharing your personal story as a Victim Impact Speaker.

Whether you are a survivor who was injured on a Tennessee roadway or the voice of someone you love, we invite you to share your story. Please contact Stephanie Watson at stephanie.watson@tn.gov, or click the link below to complete the speaker application form:

https://tntrafficsafety.org/crash_story_submission.