Assemblymember Mike Gipson celebrated community activists at a recent ceremony for their role in passing critical legislation, particularly A.B. 2984, known as D'Ancee's Law. This law eliminates the statute of limitations for fatal hit-and-runs, inspired by Gipson’s own loss of his stepson D'Ancee Barnes in a hit-and-run incident. Gipson advocates for traffic safety reform to ensure that families have a chance at justice, while some groups oppose the law due to concerns over potential evidence loss over time.
"I know that nothing can bring D'Ancee back, yet I have introduced this bill since 2016 because other families don't have to go through Lacresha's and my experience."
"Gipson's hope is that by ending the statute of limitations, it will prevent 'cold cases' from becoming closed cases when a person is badly injured or killed by a hit-and-run driver."
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