Event Details
Friday, November 13, 2026
11:30 a.m. - Memorial viewing and gathering
12:00 p.m. - Program begins
Memorial Hall, North Dakota State Capitol
Guests are invited to arrive beginning at 11:30 a.m. to view the memorial displays and gather with families and attendees before the program beings at noon.
Join the North Dakota Department of Transportation Highway Safety Division and Vision Zero for the annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. This event honors those who have lost their lives or been seriously injured in traffic crashes and recognizes the lasting impact on families, friends and communities.
This year’s program will place a special emphasis on remembering who traffic victims were and the lives they lived. Bailey Bernstein’s family will share Bailey’s story and how her legacy continues through the Bailey Bernstein Foundation. The program will also include remarks from the North Dakota Department of Transportation, an invocation and a moment of silence for lives lost on North Dakota roads.
Families and friends are invited to bring a photo, pair of shoes or another meaningful item representing their loved one to place in a temporary memorial during the ceremony. Flowers will be provided by Concrete Daisiez.
New this year, families may also complete a Memory Card to share a memory or something meaningful about the person they are remembering. Families may take their cards home or entrust them to Vision Zero to be displayed at future World Day of Remembrance events, allowing their loved ones to continue to be represented even when family members are unable to attend.
The event is free and open to the public. Families who have lost loved ones, traffic crash survivors and all those wishing to show support are encouraged to attend.