Just after lunch on August 14, 2008, 29-year-old James L. Davis was rear-ended and killed on his motorcycle in St. Paul, Minnesota. Traffic on Interstate 94 came to a halt; James was able to stop in time, but the driver behind him was not. Driving an SUV under a revoked driver's license, this young woman was not paying attention and following James' motorcycle too close. The impact was so strong that James' full-face helmet flew off his head, and his body was dragged under the SUV along with his motorcycle. He died instantly.

James left behind his wife Michelle of 13 months, both parents, and four siblings. James and Michelle were days away from closing on their first home, in which they hoped to raise four children. They wed on the shores of Lake Superior on July 7, 2007 after knowing one another only for six months. They were the best friend each had waited for their entire lives, and both knew upon meeting that their lives were meant to be together forever. James spent his days in his dream job as a supercomputer software engineer, which he attained in May 2007. During evenings and weekends, he engaged in photography, car mechanics, movies, classic novels, running, and as he told his wife, "finding ways to show you how much I love you."

There is no reason for this kind of traumatic death; the simple truth is that every choice we make has consequences.