(November 19, 2025, Washington, DC) |Cathy Chase, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) shared the following sentiment on the passing of Barbara Harsha, former executive director of the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA):
“We are sending our deepest condolences to the Harsha family and GHSA team. Barb was a devoted and fearless safety leader whose work resulted in countless lives saved and injuries prevented on our nation’s roadways.”
Click here to read GHSA’s press release.
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Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety is an alliance of consumer, medical, public health, law enforcement and safety groups and insurance companies and agents working together to make America’s roads safer. Advocates’ mission is the adoption of federal and state laws, policies and programs that prevent motor vehicle crashes, save lives, reduce injuries, and contain costs.