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| Descansos, Socorro, NM, Jan. 2012 |
These descansos, located in the city of Socorro, NM, mark where five people -- a woman and four children -- were killed by a drunk driver in 1996. The smaller crosses are set in the median of Spring Street/Highway 60, which is where the accident happened; the larger memorial is on the road's left shoulder and was created by the family and local metalworkers. If there was ever a testament to the losses inflicted by drunk driving, this and the too many others along our highways are it.
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| Roadside memorial, Socorro, NM, Jan 2012 |
My 366 project will be back on track soon; the photos are here on my MacBook, safe from marauding malware, and I hope to be back up to speed by tomorrow or Friday.
Edit, 1/29/2012: I just had to add this image, a wider crop of the top photo, rendered in Topaz Labs' B&W Effects "Opalotype" filter:
Edit, 1/29/2012: I just had to add this image, a wider crop of the top photo, rendered in Topaz Labs' B&W Effects "Opalotype" filter:
2 comments:
I have no tolerance for drunk driving. In this day and age there is NO excuse for it. I just read an article today where some **********
is suing the victim that he killed by drunk driving. It's disgusting.
I love that all these years later, this is still here. People still care.
We have a few of this reminders on the side of our roads too. So sad to see.
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