Mother of Yorktown teen crash victim receives national honor for safe driving advocacy efforts [Video]

YORKTOWN, Va. (WAVY) — The mother of a Yorktown teen who was killed in a crash in 2019 is being recognized on a national level for her work to advocate for safe driving.

Previously: Mother of teen killed in 2019 crash advocates for drivers to be alert during distracted driving awareness month

Tammy Guido McGee’s 16-year-old son, Conner, was headed home from his school’s homecoming dance on Oct. 26, 2019 when the crash happened.

“He hopped into the vehicle with an underage, unlicensed teenager,” Guido McGee said.

The vehicle he was in was heading east on Yorktown Road when it crashed. All three teens, including Conner, died at the scene.

“It took a while to get ourselves together, and we decided we had to do something,” she said. “We had to stand up and fight. We had to make sure that what happened to Conner wouldn’t happen to anyone else.”

She founded the Gweedo Memorial Foundation…