"Look Twice, Save a Life," This Motorcycle Season

It’s a scene that still haunts Deb Ahl.

May 23rd, 2012, her husband, Jeff, was out for ride on his motorcycle. He was clipped by a car who pulled out in front of him. He was wearing a helmet, but he did not survive.

In an effort to try and find purpose in the loss that they’ve experienced, Deb and the kids have established the Jeff Ahl Memorial Foundation.

Deb adds, “So that others don’t have to go through that same experience.”

Deb says she knows her husband’s death wasn’t intentional, but she was it was 100% preventable.

She has started an outdoor campaign, called, “Look Twice. Save a Life.” Deb says by taking the extra time to look for hard-to-see riders, a life can absolutely, be spared.

She says, “I understand how easy it is to forget that. I understand how easy it is to be caught up in our lives and what’s happening and not think about that. That’s why, for us, it’s so important to just help people remember that. It’s that simple. That one thing can save someone.”

The campaign has become the theme at Jeff’s annual memorial rides, which are held every May.

Sure, it’s a message Deb says she wants us to keep in mind during May – Motorcycle Awareness Month, but she says, “As we know, folks get out on the road, on motorcycles, as soon as the weather’s nice, and they ride throughout the Summer, so we’d like to keep that message out longer, as well.”

The 3rd Annual Jeff Ahl Memorial Ride/Poker Run is coming up Saturday, May 16th. Registration, that day, takes place at Werener Cycle Works, beginning at 10 a.m.

Leslie “Cookie” Hoberman was sentenced to 24 months probation and 480 hours of community service in connection with the accident.

Hoberman plead guilty to a charge of misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide, for failing to yield the right of way.

Hoberman also lost her driver’s license for six months.

"Look Twice, Save a Life," This Motorcycle Season