Episode 7: Through a Daughter’s Eyes – Karen Torres on Loss, Awareness, and the Power of Choice

Karen Torres joins us on The Choices Matter Podcast. She is a passionate advocate for safe driving and a featured voice for the Choices Matter program. Karen shares her personal story of losing her father — a highway worker tragically killed in a work zone by a distracted driver — and how that loss changed her as well as her family’s life forever.

Speaking from a daughter’s perspective, Karen delivers a deeply moving call to action: to recognize the impact of every choice made behind the wheel, to be accountable, and to become champions of safety within our own communities.

Karen’s mission is clear and urgent — to honor her father’s legacy by ensuring his story saves lives. This episode is a reminder that one moment of distraction can mean a lifetime of loss.