Joseph Conner Williams Guido, aka “Gweedo” to all of his friends died tragically at age 16 in an automobile crash on October 26, 2019. An annual Gweedo Scholarship will be given out to a graduating Senior through local fundraising efforts. Generous donations will be used to educate upcoming teenage drivers, and their parents on safe driving practices.

Foundation Events

We invite you to stay on top of all of our upcoming events that will directly benefit the memory of Conner Gweedo, the awareness of our mission, and the Conner Gweedo Memorial Foundation.

 
 
 

Past & Upcoming Events

About Conner’s Law - HB1918

Virginia General Assembly passes bills aimed at student driver safety after 2019 Yorktown car crash that killed 3 teens

The result is HB1918, introduced by Delegate Martha H. Mugler (D-Hampton), compels each public high school to require “any student who applies to obtain a pass to park a vehicle on school property to provide evidence that the student possesses a valid driver’s license or driver privilege card.” A standardized form has been developed for this process. Also, the bill placed into law that the 10th-grade health education curriculum in each public high school will include instruction on the dangers of distracted driving and speeding.

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Virginia Senate Bill 78

Virginia Legislative Action aimed at Parent/Student driver education; recently passed on April 27, 2022.

Board of Education; driver education programs; parent/student driver education. Requires the Board of Education to include an additional minimum 90-minute parent/student driver education component as part of the classroom portion of its driver education program for all public school divisions and provides that participation in such component shall be required in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) and shall be encouraged but shall not be required outside of Planning District 8. Under current law, participation in such parent/student driver education component is required in Planning District 8 and optional outside of Planning District 8. The bill also requires such parent/student driver education component to emphasize the dangers of distracted driving. Board of Education; driver education programs; parent/student driver education. Requires the Board of Education to include an additional minimum 90-minute parent/student driver education component as part of the classroom portion of its driver education program for all public school divisions and provides that participation in such component shall be required in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) and shall be encouraged but shall not be required outside of Planning District 8. Under current law, participation in such parent/student driver education component is required in Planning District 8 and optional outside of Planning District 8. The bill also requires such parent/student driver education component to emphasize the dangers of distracted driving.


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The car Conner drove before he was killed has been wrapped as a mobile billboard for safe driving

IfYouSeeSomethingSaySomething.org

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Submitting An Anonymous Tip

With our completely anonymous reporting process, our goal is to make it simple, quick and absolutely confidential to report concerns regarding instances of unsafe driving, illegal activities, bullying, and more. We hope to give power to students, community members and individuals who wish to act without fear of repercussion or judgement.

We wish to honor the life of Joseph Conner Williams Guido, aka “Gweedo” to all of his friends. Conner passed away tragically at the young age of 16 in an automobile crash on October 26, 2019. This site was established to give people the ability to submit an anonymous tip when they see or hear something troubling. We hope that by giving people an anonymous forum, it will give them the ability to speak up and stop a tragedy, or prevent a crime before it takes place.

Your submission could save a life…it would have saved his.

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We want to hear from you.


We are grateful to those who support the Conner Gweedo Memorial Foundation