Police chases kill the innocent.
In 2023, reports show the death toll rising from one a day to nearly two a day killed by police pursuit crashes, more than 1/3 of those killed are innocent bystanders.
Thousands are suffering life-altering injuries.
Candy Priano reads from her manuscript during a Writers Read session at the Star Library in Idaho. Prepare yourself for a sneak peek of her upcoming memoir, Fifteen Forever. (Tony Okun, Oh! Show Productions)
Fifteen Forever:
A Memoir of Police Chases and
Society’s Acceptable Collateral Damage
by Candy Priano
Police pursuit crashes to capture nonviolent offenders kill and injure thousands of innocent bystanders each year. This number continues to grow, leaving behind shattered families who discover hidden darkness in this unfettered, police practice that unfolds on our roads and highways every day.
Fifteen Forever introduces you to my family and others like me suffering from unnecessary and preventable deaths of loved ones who had nothing to do with the chase. Soon after I place an orange rose on my daughter Kristie’s casket, people tell me to move on, to accept it. Not one to walk away from unanswered questions, I search for solutions and take up the cause to save innocent lives from these unnecessary and preventable deaths. I have no idea what ugly obstacles lie in my path—or what beauty lies in the generosity and bravery of the people who fight with me to prevent the tragedy of pursuit.
Agents and Publishers. This memoir tells the stories of innocent bystanders who pay too high a price as a result of drivers fleeing police and the deadly crashes that end police pursuits. With guidance from writers, editors, and more than two decades of spending time with families of the innocent and law enforcement, I finished my sixth draft, 87,000 words, and am querying agents and publishers. contact candypriano@kristieslaw.org or 530-519-9754.
Precious Moments from Fifteen Forever
Kristie and her family in the snow.
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Jim Phillips taught Candy that it was okay to laugh.
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The blue robe Kristie and Candy shared. Oh yes. Chance and Sassy shared it, too.
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