Every year Nicholas’s family must fight for justice to ensure his killer’s parole is denied. The 2nd parole hearing is scheduled for this November, two days after what would have been Nicholas’s 28th birthday. Please support his family and friends by signing this petition.

Nicholas Manganiello was more than a Marine; he was a loving son, a caring brother, and a devoted friend. Passionate about serving his country, Nicholas was just about to embark on his aspiration to be a pilot in the U. S. Marines Corps- a dream that was tragically ripped away from him. At the age of 25, as he was riding his motorcycle home one evening, he was brutally killed by a drunk driver, a man, named Jorge Acevedo, with multiple DUI offenses. Nicholas was not simply a casualty of a road accident; he was a promising life demolished by reckless actions of Mr. Acevedo.

Daily, in the United States, 28 people die in drunk-driving crashes — that's one person every 52 minutes. (Source: NHTSA) Yet appropriate steps towards accountability for the perpetrators and justice for the victims seem elusive. Nicholas’s life ended in an instant, but the pain lingers for his friends, family, and everyone who knew him and loved him.

We, the supporters of this petition, call for the state of Texas to enforce Jorge Acevedo’s prison sentence. We seek that he serves his full 15 years jail time. WITH NO PAROLE. We also call upon lawmakers and enforcement agencies to tighten punitive measures against drunk driving, to prevent other families from suffering such harrowing loss.

Nicholas P. Manganiello devoted his life to protecting his fellow Americans. It is time we honored his sacrifice by seeking justice. PLEASE SIGN this petition to demand justice for my son, 1st LT Nicholas P. Manganiello.