Aiden’s Law

Supporting Aiden’s Law will support increasing the current penalty for Texas Transportation Code for Failure to Yield on a Left Turn to include:

• Harsher penalties if the driver negligently causes critical or life-threatening injury or FATALITY to another driver, but are not charged with intoxication manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide. 
• The penalty will be a Class A Misdemeanor with up to one year in jail.
•  A fine ranging from $500-$2000, will be raised to $2000-$4000
• or both jail time and fine. 
•  I further support an addition to protect any minor children of victims who are critically injured resulting in a long-term recovery, lifelong disability, or if the result is death of the victim. I propose that the driver who is at fault is required to pay a monthly stipend to the surviving guardian of the minor child(ren) until the child reaches the age of 18, similar to child support.

To learn more about Aiden’s Story, read below! 

Thank you for your support in helping us make a change!! Let's pave the way for safer Texas Roads and less fatalities due to this type of accident. 

Aiden Luke Rogers, a vibrant 21-year-old father, son, beloved brother, grandson, nephew, and friend was tragically killed in an instant on December 13, 2025, when a driver negligently pulled into the middle turn lane and failed to yield on a left-hand turn. The driver never paused before turning into Aiden’s lane as he was riding his motorcycle at the posted speed limit. Aiden was well within 500 feet of the driver. According to video evidence, the driver turned in front of him 2 seconds before impact. At 2 seconds to impact, Aiden saw the danger and attempted to save his life by laying his bike sideways to brace for impact. Aiden hit the tail end of the four-door pickup truck on the passenger side, impacting the entire right side of his body and causing several catastrophic injuries, which if the injuries were isolated, each one on its’ own could have caused immediate death. The impact was so forceful that a deep imprint of his motorcycle was left on the truck. Aiden tragically died upon impact leaving behind his son, Casey James, who was almost 18 months old. Casey is now forced to grow up without his loving and devoted father and I am forced to live forever without my precious son. The impact of Aiden’s death has been a tremendous source of pain and anguish for all of Aiden’s family and friends. Aiden’s death was not a mere accident. Aiden’s death was directly and negligently caused by a driver who consciously decided to disregard Texas Traffic Law. The driver was ticketed for failure to yield on a left-hand turn, a traffic violation with a fine ranging from $500-$2000, the most severe punishment being the later range of the fine if the violation results in bodily injury, or higher if serious injury occurs. I seek to change this statute by creating Aiden’s Law. Aiden’s law would protect innocent drivers, especially motorcycle riders, from the pure negligence of someone disregarding Texas Transportation Code. Stricter consequences to violating this statute could spread awareness and help prevent fatalities just like Aiden’s.     

            According to Texas Transportation Code Section 545.151, “ (b) an operator of a single-lane or two-lane street or roadway who approaches an intersection that is not controlled by an official traffic-control device and that is located on a divided highway or on a street or roadway divided into three or more marked traffic lanes: (1) Shall stop, yield, and grant immediate use of the intersection to a vehicle on the other street or roadway that is within the intersection or approaching the intersection in such proximity as to be a hazard and (2) after stopping, may then proceed when the intersection can be safely entered without interference or collision with traffic using a different street or roadway.” Texas Transportation Code Section 545.152 Vehicle Turning Left states, “To turn left at an intersection or into an alley or private road or driveway, an operator shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle that is approaching from the opposite direction and that is in the intersection or in such proximity to the intersection as to be an immediate hazard. (Acts 1995, 74th leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.)” Texas Transportation Code Section 545.103 also states that a driver must not turn from a direct course or move right or left unless that movement can be made safely. 

            A driver who fails to yield on a left turn and causes death to another driver can be charged with involuntary manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide, but what happens when they are charged with neither? They are determined to be at fault and had intentional disregard for the Texas Traffic Law, but the only punishment is a ticket and fine of $500-$2000. This is simply not enough given the consequences of the negligent drivers action. It simply does not carry a consequence large enough given the weight of what their  neglectful actions caused. In Aiden’s Law, I propose a fine similar to the fine for a distracted driver who causes a fatality, a $2000-$4000 fine if critical, life threatening injuries or fatality occurs with up to one year in jail and a probation term as an option. For a fatality caused from failure to yield on a left turn, I propose it to be listed as a Class A Misdemeanor, the full $4000 fine, and up to one year in jail, or both. If the driver is criminally negligent and it causes a homicide, it is a state jail felony (180 days to 2 years in jail). I further support an addition to protect any minor children of victims who are critically injured resulting in a long-term recovery, lifelong disability, or if the result is death of the victim. I propose that the driver who is at fault is required to pay a monthly stipend to the surviving guardian of the minor child(ren) until the child reaches the age of 18, similar to child support. If a minor child’s parent is taken from them, at no fault of their own, something needs to be in place to protect and provide justice for these children who are forced to grow up without a parent who they loved and adored. There needs to be some stricter form of accountability for the drivers who cause this. The weight of these critical injuries and fatalities is just not supported by current Texas Traffic Laws. If a victim survives, especially if that victim is a motorcyclist, lifelong disabilities, long-term care, disabilities affecting their ability to work and support their minor child(ren), and an overwhelming amount of medical bills, among other things, are what these victims are left with. Often, civil lawsuits aren’t enough and there isn’t any legal system in place to secure victim compensation for these cases. These cases take years to complete, the money for victims is never seen or only partially seen, and these victims are left to pay the cost for the rest of their lives. Texas drivers who violate these traffic laws that seem so simple, cause catastrophic and life altering damage to so many. DRIVERS WHO FAIL TO YIELD ON A LEFT TURN, MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

            By changing the law, to support critically injured and fatality victims, this would encourage drivers to think twice about violating these laws. If the laws are more consequential, it raises an awareness of the severity of violating such Texas traffic laws and in turn, protects Texas Drivers who are obeying Texas traffic laws. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, in 2024, the death toll from motor vehicle traffic fatalities was 4,150. There were 14,905 serious injury crashes with 18,218 people sustaining serious injury. Of those 4,150 people killed from motor vehicle crashes in 2024, 1,050 of these people who died as a result of crashes occurring at or related to an intersection. Based on 2024 crash reports in Texas, 1 person was killed every 2 hours and 7 minutes in 2024. There were 585 motorcyclists, like my son Aiden, killed in 2024. With Aiden’s Law, we could drastically lower these statistics and provide families of victims with some reassurance and closure that the driver who willingly and knowingly violated a Texas Traffic Law, WILL be held accountable for the life or lives that they took. These are not accidents that occur. These drivers intentionally violate laws that are meant to protect Texas drivers and young motorcyclists like my son, Aiden. Currently, in Texas, a distracted driver who causes a fatality while using a handheld device such as a cell phone, will be charged with a Class A misdemeanor, resulting in up to one year in jail and a fine up to $4000.00. If the driver is criminally negligent and it causes a homicide, it is a state jail felony (180 days to 2 years in jail). With drunk drivers who cause a death, its intoxication man slaughter that they are charged with which carries 2-20 years in prison, up to $10,000 in fines and 240 to 800 hours of community service. Driving Distracted is a CHOICE. Driving Drunk is a CHOICE. Failure to obey Texas Traffic Laws, like Failure to Yield on a Left-Hand Turn is a CHOICE. Texas drivers and their families need protection from drivers who commit these crimes. A simple violation ticket with a low fine amount does not prevent drivers from committing these offenses or continuing to repeat these offenses that are taking the lives of Texas drivers. 

            Please support Aiden’s Law by signing this petition and sharing it wherever you feel led to. My goal is awareness and protection for Texas Drivers, especially for our motorcycle riders who are often not seen, not protected, and not given the chance at a full and meaningful life due to the negligence of drivers who fail to yield on a left-hand turn. 

Please sign this petition and help us pave the way for safer roads under Aiden's Law.