Father on 5,000-mile trip raising awareness on drug epidemic

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MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Leslie Smith has been on the road since March traveling across America with hundreds of angels.

Smith is 5,000 miles into his Angels Across America Drug Epidemic Awareness Ride. He drives a van covered with more than 300 pictures of people who died due to drug overdose. He began his trip from his home in Florida in honor of his son, Jeremy, who passed away in 2013. Smith stopped in Lower Allen Township to meet Team Sharing-PA, another nonprofit group of parents who have lost a child to a drug overdose. Erika Shambaugh, who has pictures of her sons Austin and Josh on the van, said the ride helps unite grieving families.

Smith said the ride is for families to connect and help each other through the grieving process. He adds that the ride will continue to raise awareness about the rising fentanyl crisis.

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