The Tristan Project: Mother carries on son’s legacy with back-to-school driveCourtesy of LEX NewsRICHMOND, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) – A Madison County mother is keeping her son’s memory alive one year after losing him in a suspected distracted driving crash — and she says giving back is the only way she knows how. Lindsey Brown founded the Tristan Project after her son Tristan was killed in July 2025. He had a passion for helping other kids,” Brown said. The Tristan Project recently held its annual back-to-school drive, where families could pick up backpacks and fill them with the supplies they needed most. This was Tristan’s, and I’m just carrying out his legacy,” Brown said.