The Board of Parole, Tennessee Department of Correction, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative in Correction (TRICOR) are honoring victims of crime this Friday at 11 a.m., with a ceremonial dove release at Walker Pavilion at Coolidge Park, 120 River St. in Chattanooga, to close National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 23-29.
Crime victim and advocate Carol Akers, who lost her son due to an impaired driver in 2014 in Dickson County, will be the keynote speaker.
The state agencies will be presenting her a “Voice for Victims Award” for her victim advocacy work with Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the Montgomery County Traffic Safety task force.
Ms.
Akers counsels and supports other victims of vehicular homicide with impairment while they are going through the difficult court/trial process. She speaks at victim impact panels, schools, teen safety driving courses and drug coalitions with the goal of preventing impaired driving.