The Brief
- May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and the family of 22-year-old Navy veteran Sean Jennings Jr. is using it to spread awareness.
- Jennings was killed one year ago in a crash on Seminole Boulevard when a driver turned left in front of his motorcycle.
- Jennings’ family gathered Tuesday near the crash site, holding signs reminding drivers to watch for motorcycles and look twice.
LARGO, Fla. – As orange ribbons mark National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month this May, the family of Sean Jennings Jr. is honoring his memory with a message they hope could save lives.
One year after the 22-year-old Navy veteran was killed in a motorcycle crash in Pinellas County, his loved ones returned to the crash site on Seminole Boulevard, asking drivers to slow down, pay attention and watch for motorcycles.
The backstory:
Jennings was riding his motorcycle north on Seminole Boulevard just one day after Mother’s Day last year when Florida Highway Patrol says a driver in a Mitsubishi Outlander attempted to make a left turn onto 122nd Avenue North and hit him.…