Who We Are
Our Story
From one mother's loss to a nationwide movement to end reckless driving.
The Story Behind SRK
Valentina's
Story
December 7
2013
Avalon & Anaheim
Los Angeles, California
Valentina & her mom, Lili
#live4val
On December 7, 2013, 16-year-old Valentina was simply getting a ride home with friends.
The driver, just one week shy of his 18th birthday, spotted a coworker along the way. The two challenged each other to an illegal street race. Unaware of what was happening, Valentina had fallen asleep in the back seat.
Moments later, the driver accelerated to more than 80 miles per hour on a residential street. He crashed into a vehicle that had the green light before slamming into a fence.
Valentina was the only person who lost her life.
She wasn't racing. She wasn't driving.
She was an innocent teenager trying to get home.
Just months later, her mother, Lili Trujillo Puckett, turned unimaginable grief into action by founding Street Racing Kills. Today, Lili and the Street Racing Kills team educate students, reckless drivers, families, and communities across the country about the devastating consequences of speeding, street racing, and other reckless driving behaviors.
More than a decade later, their mission remains the same: to prevent another family from experiencing the heartbreak that forever changed theirs.
“The world lost a beautiful 16-year-old girl. I lost my daughter. Her brother lost his sister. I started Street Racing Kills so no mother would have to experience the loss of a child, and so no young person would make a decision they can never take back.”
— Lili Trujillo Puckett, Founder of Street Racing Kills
2014
Founded
501(c)(3)
Nonprofit Status
Our Founder
Lili Trujillo Puckett
Lili Trujillo Puckett is the founder and Executive Director of Street Racing Kills. A certified Spanish and Italian interpreter and marketer, she turned the unimaginable loss of her daughter into a life's mission — speaking to students, courts, and communities about the human cost of reckless driving.
She is also the creator of Val's Respect the Road Scholarship, which funds driver education for teens, and an active member of organizations advancing traffic safety and road advocacy nationwide.
Lili's Favorite Quote
“Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning how to dance in the rain.”
— VIVIAN GREENE
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Affiliations
- —Torrance Kiwanis Club
- —SoCal Families for Safe Streets
Leadership
Board of Directors
Lili Trujillo Puckett
Founder & Executive Director
A certified Spanish/Italian interpreter and marketer who founded SRK in 2014 after losing her daughter Valentina. Creator of Val’s Respect the Road Scholarship.
Maria Rosales
Secretary
Ingrid M. Ellis
Treasurer
Regional Vice President & Financial Advisor, Primerica Financial Services.
Mark Waronek
Senior Advisor
Lomita City Councilmember and businessman.
Ricky Pennington
Board Member
State Farm Agent.
Board of Advisors
Christian Young
Scholarship Partnership Advisor
Sales Training Supervisor, AAA Auto Club Enterprises. Stewards the AAA–SRK partnership that puts driver’s education scholarships in the hands of teens.
Executive Team
Luca Dalessandro
COO & AI Specialist
Lori Argumedo
Community Relations Director
Security Manager, Northrop Grumman.
Maria Avila Durrell
NC Outreach Coordinator
Crash Research Specialist.
Martha Wright
TX Outreach Coordinator
Nichole Richardson
FL Outreach Coordinator
Practice Administrator, Cardiology Group.
Raphi Rebucas
Government Affairs Specialist
President, Board of Governors, YLPAC.
Samantha Guevara
Student Ambassador
Guy Puckett
Marketing Director
President at SqueezeDox.
2014
Founded
501(c)(3)
Nonprofit Status
81-1257699
EIN
Los Angeles
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