The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich’s motion to proclaim the month of July as Motocross Safety Awareness Month in L.A. County.

Antonovich is honoring the families of loved ones who tragically died in motocross accidents with this motion and is bringing awareness to the sport and the need for riders to make safety a top priority.

On proclaiming Motocross Safety Awareness Month in Los Angeles County, Antonovich recognized two sets of parents who have experienced the tragic loss of loved ones while motocrossing and who have worked to improve safety awareness to prevent future tragedy, Kathy and Phillip Tarrant and Carrie and Tom Aquino, from the Santa Clarita Valley.

Kathy and Phillip Tarrant’s son Cory died at the age of 17 on June 30, 2012 after sustaining fatal injuries in a motocross accident at Piru Motocross Park.

Carrie and Tom Aquino’s son Tommy died at the age of 21 on Feb. 2, 2014 after a head-on collision at Piru Motocross Park.

Mayor Antonovich also recognized Amanda Moulton, a journalism student at the College of the Canyons, who has written news stories about the families and works to enhance awareness of this vital issue.