CONTRIBUTED BY
THE LUTZIE 43 FOUNDATION
ATLANTA, GA —
The Lutzie 43 Foundation announced the addition of Dave Edmondson and Blake Poole to the foundation’s board of directors. Both Edmondson and Poole bring years of knowledge and experience that will help the foundation continue to grow.
The Lutzie 43 Foundation was founded in 2014 after former Auburn football player Philip Lutzenkirchen lost his life as a passenger in a distracted, impaired and unsafe driving crash. Since then the foundation has been on a mission to end distracted, impaired and unsafe driving through the foundation’s 43 Key Seconds safe driving initiative.
The two newest additions to the board of directors will use their expertise to share the 43 Key Seconds safe driving initiative with drivers across the country. Poole has known the Lutzenkirchen name since 2009 when he played alongside him at Auburn University.
“I’m looking forward to serving on the foundation’s board of directors, continuing Philip’s legacy and helping young drivers make better decisions behind the wheel,” said Poole, who currently serves as the field representative for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.
Edmondson became familiar with the Lutzie 43 Foundation when J & M Tank Lines Inc. partnered with the foundation to launch the first Safe Driving Summit in the fall of 2022. His position as the vice president of Safety and Compliance at J & M Tank Lines Inc. makes Edmondson a safety professional in the transportation industry.
His expertise will help grow the 43 Key Seconds safe driving initiative to trucking companies across the country.
“I joined the board after seeing firsthand the benefits the Lutzie 43 Foundation and 43 Key Seconds safe driving initiative has on young drivers,” Edmondson said. “The vision of the foundation aligns well with my personal beliefs and our company’s view on distracted, impaired and unsafe driving. The foundation is changing the way society thinks about the impact distracted, impaired and unsafe driving has on everyone, not just the driver.”
By joining the board of directors, Edmondson said he hopes to use his experience to create tools and information that will help other companies and young drivers learn why it is important to focus on driving when behind the wheel. The foundation’s 43 Key Seconds safe driving initiative aims to change the behaviors behind the wheel and in the vehicle to prevent what happened to Lutzenkirchen from happening to anyone else.
The physical 43 Key Seconds key serves as a tool and physical reminder to take 43 Key Seconds before you drive to ensure you have a clear head, clear hands, clear eyes and click your seatbelt before turning your key. Businesses, organizations and schools invest in safe driving by partnering with the Lutzie 43 Foundation and sharing the 43 Key Seconds safe driving initiative with their employees, students, families and community.
These partnerships and investments are a direct way to end crashes and fatalities caused by distracted, impaired and unsafe driving, ultimately investing and protecting drivers on the road with 43 Key Seconds. By adding Edmondson and Poole to the board of directors, the number of lives protected by 43 Key Seconds will continue to grow.
ABOUT LUTZIE 43 FOUNDATION
The Lutzie 43 Foundation aims to encourage and empower all drivers to be positive ambassadors for safe driving through character development, mentorship and real-world application. The Lutzie 43 Foundation was established in loving memory of former Auburn football player Philip Lutzenkirchen, shortly after he lost his life in a car crash in 2014. In his memory, the foundation’s 43 Key Seconds safe driving initiative aims to create the first nationally recognized symbol for distracted, impaired and unsafe driving awareness and prevention. The foundation’s motto is to “Live like Lutz, Love like Lutz, and Learn from Lutz,” reflecting its desire to help others live out the many positive character attributes that Lutzenkirchen displayed while learning from the circumstances that led to his death. For more information, visit lutzie43.org.