4 year old Jamie Lee Burke was killed on November 10, 1994 when a commercial truck driver under the influence of alcohol slammed into the back of the car in which she was riding. As the investigation of the truck driver unfolded, it was found that he had already been cited for operating a commercial vehicle under the influence of alcohol... But, because of a small administrative error, his license was not suspended and he continued to operate commercial vehicles until the accident which took Jamie’s life.

Jamie’s tragic death forces all of us involved in highway safety to take a closer look at the system. Does the safety system need to be fixed? Do we need more laws or regulations? What can each of us do to ensure that this kind of crash never happens again? Something for Jamie shows every person at every level of commercial vehicle enforcement the critical importance of their job and the consequences that can result from seemingly insignificant mistakes.