Twenty-three year-old son Jason Edmonds died on January 29, 2000 in London Ontario in an auto crash. On April 27, 2000, London Free Press headlines announced that investigating officers of the London Police Service had determined the incident to have been caused by road rage.

Also killed in the crash were Jason's friends Shaun Lodge of London and Stewart Farnum of Toronto, both twenty-one.

All three were innocent passengers in a vehicle driven by a 21-year old driver who was eventually found guilty of careless driving, having responded aggressively and recklessly to the inappropriate behaviour of another driver.

We have subsequently undertaken the establishment of The Jason Edmonds Foundation for Road Safety, with our goal being to educate the public about avoidance of the types of incidents which caused Jason's death. We feel our personal perspective may help others to avoid the tragedy we have suffered, and through a series of presentations to health & safety conferences, businesses, and schools this mission is being accomplished. In these audio/visual-rich sessions we describe what happened to these young men and suggest why it occurred and how it needn't have ... if either of the drivers or the passengers had been better prepared to handle the situation.

This message presented primarily by Jason's dad, Joe Edmonds, has as of Spring 2006 reached tens of thousands of people. From all corners of Ontario, and as far afield as Moncton NB, Maine and Ohio USA, listeners young and old have found inspiration and helpful lifesaving information in Jason's story. Please see "Where We've Been" under the "What We Do" heading.

Note: this presentation is adaptable to many time allotments from 30 minutes to well over an hour.

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Safe Schools Initiative for Grade 6, 7 and 8

Rage or Reason: Making the Right Choice
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Front Row: (left to right)
Cameron, Jason and Jordan Edmonds

Back Row:
Denise Pelley, Joe Edmonds