Why We Walk

Sean hankins and caroline sine

Home City: Tampa, Florida

Crash Anniversary: August 14th, 2016

In the late evening of August 13th 2016, my girlfriend Caroline Sine and I were out at the movies celebrating a successful first week of the school year, both of us being teachers. As we were leaving the parking lot of the movie theater, we were hit by a drunk driver. Two days after the crash, Caroline was taken off of life support. The injuries to her head were just too severe. I would be in the hospital for almost a month with fractures to my back and ribs, severe bruising to my internal organs, and a collapsed lung. The hardest part for me is having to try and carry on without her.  She is missed deeply by not only her family and friends, but also the many students whose lives she touched forever.  Our families are forever grateful to MADD for speaking for us when we were unable to speak for ourselves.