RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Tennessee mother is turning her grief into action, pushing for new legislation to ensure hit-and-run drivers who kill or seriously injure victims face tougher consequences.

Kim Webb has spent the past four years honoring her son's memory while fighting for justice. Her 19-year-old son, James Bardsley Jr., known as Jimmy to his loved ones, was riding his motorcycle home from work in September 2021 when he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver at Rocky Fork Almaville Road and Morton Lane.

"He was just full of life, full of everything a boy at 19 should be," Webb said.

Jimmy died at the crash site, surrounded by strangers. It took Smyrna Police 29 hours to track down the suspect and the red truck involved in the collision.

The driver, Ruben Buen

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