Staten Island dad turns tragedy into a driver-safety mission after teen daughter’s fatal crash

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Rossville resident Lou Alfano is turning personal tragedy into a mission to save lives through an innovative take on driver education.

Alfano’s daughter Madison, 18, was a 2023 graduate of Tottenville High School and a freshman at Monmouth University majoring in journalism and minoring in photography.

On Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, Madison was heading home from school when she was involved in a multi-vehicle collision on the Garden State Parkway near Exit 127 — the exit drivers typically take to travel over the Outerbridge Crossing into Staten Island…

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