Operation Lifesaver Films New Safety PSA with New Orleans Saints Kicker
NEW ORLEANS, LA, July 28, 2010 – Garrett Hartley, the kicker for the New Orleans Saints whose last-minute, 40-yard field goal kick sent his team to the 2010 Super Bowl, emphasizes the importance of making safe decisions quickly at railroad crossings in a new public service announcement filmed here. Rail safety nonprofit Operation Lifesaver (www.oli.org) and Hartley teamed up on the project.
“When you come to a railroad crossing, the decisions you make can mean the difference between life – or death,” says Helen Sramek, President of Operation Lifesaver, Inc. “Garrett Hartley is well-known to fans along the Gulf Coast and nationwide, and we are grateful to him for reminding drivers and pedestrians that it only takes an instant for lives to change.“
The 30-second public service announcement, which includes National Football League footage from Hartley’s historic field goal, will air in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma (Hartley is an Oklahoma graduate).
In the last decade more than 13,000 people have been injured or killed while in highway-rail grade-crossing collisions, according to Federal Railroad Administration statistics.
About Operation Lifesaver
Operation Lifesaver's mission is to end collisions, deaths and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings and along railroad rights of way. A national network of volunteers provides free presentations on rail safety. For more information or to request a free safety presentation, visit www.oli.org.
“When you come to a railroad crossing, the decisions you make can mean the difference between life – or death,” says Helen Sramek, President of Operation Lifesaver, Inc. “Garrett Hartley is well-known to fans along the Gulf Coast and nationwide, and we are grateful to him for reminding drivers and pedestrians that it only takes an instant for lives to change.“
The 30-second public service announcement, which includes National Football League footage from Hartley’s historic field goal, will air in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma (Hartley is an Oklahoma graduate).
In the last decade more than 13,000 people have been injured or killed while in highway-rail grade-crossing collisions, according to Federal Railroad Administration statistics.
About Operation Lifesaver
Operation Lifesaver's mission is to end collisions, deaths and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings and along railroad rights of way. A national network of volunteers provides free presentations on rail safety. For more information or to request a free safety presentation, visit www.oli.org.