BRUSLY — The Caroline Grace Gill Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by the father of a Brusly high school student killed in a crash on New Year’s Eve 2022.
Jason Gill is behind The Caroline Grace Gill Foundation. His daughter Caroline Gill and her best friend Maggie Dunn were killed in a crash on Dec. 31, 2022. Maggie’s brother Liam Dunn was also in that car and was severely injured.
“Life’s been life since the crash. I don’t even know how to explain what life’s been like. I mean, it’s good days and bad days,” Gill tells UWK.
The organization works with local schools and community groups to promote safe driving and prevent future accidents. “If we can bring communities and law enforcement together, we can make the world a better place,” Gill emphasized.
“The end goal for me is to assist law enforcement, basically, to help them do their jobs better, to better serve the communities that they operate within. The project focuses on the three T’s: training, technology, and tools.”
One of their main initiatives it to bring in PursuitAlert, a technology designed to warn people of high-speed pursuits in their area. “It’s basically like an Amber Alert to say, ‘Hey, there’s a high-speed pursuit in your area’,” Gill described.
To raise funds, The Caroline Grace Gill Foundation is hosting a softball tournament on the weekend of August 3rd and 4th at Alexander Park. The entry fee is $200, with CO-ED teams consisting of six guys and four girls. “Just getting started out with the foundation, and we’re just trying to raise some money,” Gill shared.
“Sometimes, it’s tough, you know, but I think the end goal for me is, if we can bring communities and law enforcement together, we can make the world a better place,” Gill said. “I want to do this. I want to take it as far as it can go, because I think all law enforcement across the board need better resources.”
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