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This is the map that Ken Kelnhofer updates each evening of his trip through the 48 U.S. states in support of his grandson who died.

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Colby Rheude died in a devastating car crash three years ago at the age of 18 as a result of distracted driving.

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Ken Kelnhofer of Girard, Illinois lost his 18-year-old grandson in a car crash in 2020. He stopped in Imperial during his 26-day, 10,000 mile “Colby Smiles” Road Trip through the lower 48 states to bring awareness to distracted driving dangers, hand out flyers and raise funds for scholarships for Colby’s high school.
Illinois grandfather travels U.S. raising awareness to dangers of distracted driving
Ken Kelnhofer, a 69-year-old father of four and grandfather of seven from Girard, Illinois, stopped in Imperial last week on his 48-state road trip bringing awareness to the dangers of distracted d






