SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Utah Board of Pardons and Corrections has created a new way to improve communications with victims and their families: a letter used for the initial contact with victims, named after a 13-year-old boy who was killed by a drunk driver in 2022.

According to a news release from the Board, "The Eli Mitchell Letter" is the first point of contact between victims of crime and the Board. It's named after Eli Mitchell, a 13-year-old killed by a drunk driver in West Jordan in 2022.

"The new name is intended to humanize this process and to symbolize the Board's unwavering commitment to a victim-centered approach," the Board wrote in the news release. It also recognizes Eli's family's advocacy for victims' rights.

ABC4 spoke with Eli's grandfather Glendon Mitchell, who s

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