Successful Year Highlighted by Charity Dinner and Driving Schools
B.R.A.K.E.S.,
the non-profit organization founded by professional NHRA drag racer
Doug Herbert that promotes safe and responsible driving, will soon
celebrate its one-year anniversary. Over the past year, the
organization has generated funds to support its mission of saving
lives, has held B.R.A.K.E.S. Pro-Active Driving Schools™ and has
significantly raised awareness about the importance of safe driving in
teens and young adults.
Herbert, 10-time NHRA Top Fuel National Event Champion, was testing in
Phoenix on Jan. 26, 2008, when he received the devastating news that
his two sons, Jon and James, had been killed in a car accident. After
learning that excessive speed and reckless driving were contributing
factors in the accident and that over 6,000 teens are killed every year
in auto accidents, Herbert set out to form a non-profit foundation to
help prevent other parents from experiencing the loss he had endured.
As the one-year anniversary of the accident approaches, Herbert is
reflecting on the past, as well as looking towards the future.