by Yvette Brand
A car crashed into a tree, a young life gone. It is a confronting scene that occurs too often on rural roads.
Local paramedic Jessica Newton doesn't need to be reminded of the horror circumstances that killed her best friend. After 15 years, the pain never dulls.
But, Jessica hopes by sharing her story and a powerful road safety message with young people, she may help to save a life.
The fatal collision was a single vehicle crash into a tree at Willow Grove in 2010.
"He wasn't necessarily doing the wrong thing but he was fatigued. He fell asleep while driving home after being in Melbourne. There were Red Bull cans in the car and he hit a tree at 80 to 100 kilometres an hour."

They had grown up together and were just 19-years-old when his fatal a