DWI Reenactment Rush Henrietta Senior High School June 10, 2005
Today I can give you only what I have, The memories I’ve stored in my heart, The knowledge of my life experience, And hopes
for the future. One memory I carry is a time Matt and I rode in my van. ......
DWI Reenactment Hits Home, by Leah George, Published June 10, 2005 Rnews.com
They're the nights many high school seniors look forward to all year long - prom and graduation......
DWI Victim's Parents Speak To His Graduating Class
(Rochester, NY) 06/10/05 -- Last July, 17-year-old Matthew Kato was killed by a drunk driver on Lehigh Station Road; he would have
graduated with the senior class at Rush Henrietta High School. On Friday, Matthew's parent Bernadette and Paul Kato gathered up
all of their strength to speak to the class with the message, "Don't let drinking and driving cut life short." Paul said, "The hardest part
has been watching Matthew's friends doing all the things we dreamed of Matthew doing." A memorial now sits at the scene of
Matthew's accident. The driver who hit him, Kristian Kemp, 39, is spending 5 to 15 years in prison for the crime. Police say Kemp's
speed was more than 90 miles per hour and his blood alcohol content twice the legal limit." Paul Kato hopes Matthew's story not
only inspires teens, but adults too. "I pray to God that it can - there are more adults drinking and driving than teenagers," he said.
Matthew's parents gave out five scholarships in their son's name this year and they've also set up a foundation to raise money and
awareness about drinking and driving.
Today I can give you only what I have, The memories I’ve stored in my heart, The knowledge of my life experience, And hopes
for the future. One memory I carry is a time Matt and I rode in my van. ......
DWI Reenactment Hits Home, by Leah George, Published June 10, 2005 Rnews.com
They're the nights many high school seniors look forward to all year long - prom and graduation......
DWI Victim's Parents Speak To His Graduating Class
(Rochester, NY) 06/10/05 -- Last July, 17-year-old Matthew Kato was killed by a drunk driver on Lehigh Station Road; he would have
graduated with the senior class at Rush Henrietta High School. On Friday, Matthew's parent Bernadette and Paul Kato gathered up
all of their strength to speak to the class with the message, "Don't let drinking and driving cut life short." Paul said, "The hardest part
has been watching Matthew's friends doing all the things we dreamed of Matthew doing." A memorial now sits at the scene of
Matthew's accident. The driver who hit him, Kristian Kemp, 39, is spending 5 to 15 years in prison for the crime. Police say Kemp's
speed was more than 90 miles per hour and his blood alcohol content twice the legal limit." Paul Kato hopes Matthew's story not
only inspires teens, but adults too. "I pray to God that it can - there are more adults drinking and driving than teenagers," he said.
Matthew's parents gave out five scholarships in their son's name this year and they've also set up a foundation to raise money and
awareness about drinking and driving.
Matthew Kato Foundation
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