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June 2010

New Phone App Helps Parents Monitor Teens Driving
June 9, 2010 • Diane Tuazon • KWES NewsWest 9 • Midland, TX
You may have heard the phrase "there's an app for that," and when it comes to cracking down on your teen driver's speeding habits, there's one for that too.

Teen who survived crash hurt in another collision
June 8, 2010 • Trevor Maxwell • The Portland Press Herald • Maine
A Scarborough teenager who was seriously injured in a car crash that killed his best friend last month was shaken up in a head-on collision Monday on Route 1.

Teen Operating Vehicle with No License Found Possessing Variety of Drugs
June 8, 2010 • The Bay Net • Lexington Park, MD
On June 4, St. Mary's Deputy Ellis responded to Damon’s Bar and Grill in Lexington Park, for a report of threats.

Teen gets jail term for manslaughter
June 8, 2010 • New Zealand
A teenager was given a jail sentence for killing his best mate in a car crash while he was more than five times over the youth alcohol limit.

Top Teen Driving Tips - Get ready to teach your teenager to drive safely
June 8, 2010 • Stefanie Plum, Gather Partner Team • Family.gather.com
We asked Gather members to share their best teen driving tips. Here's what you had to say…

Teen Driver To Be Sentenced In Fatal Crash
June 8, 2010 • KVVU (Fox) • Las Vegas, NV
A 19-year-old woman will be sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to drunken driving charges related to a crash that killed a Henderson couple.

Teen Arrested After Crashing Into Car Wash
Jun 8, 2010 • WBAY-TV (ABC) • Wisconsin
Deputies say a teenager was driving under the influence when he crashed a pickup truck into a car wash in Brown County Tuesday morning.

Inattentive Teen Blamed for Three-Vehicle Harrison Avenue Pileup
June 8, 2010 • KELA AM1470 • Centralia, WA
The Washington State Patrol blames a distracted driver for a three-vehicle pileup on Centralia’s Harrison Avenue.  A trooper writes a 17-year-old from Rochester took his attention away from the road when his Toyota Camry struck a Kia Optima driven by another Rochester resident.

Highway Patrol Taking Steps To Protect Teens
June 7, 2010 • Digitriad.com • Greensboro, NC
With the school year coming to an end, the North Carolina Highway Patrol wants to keep teen drivers safe this summer.

Drunk driving suspected in teen's rollover
June 6, 2010 • Lubbock Avalanche-Journal • Texas
A Lubbock teen was arrested for intoxication assault after police suspect he was driving drunk during a one-vehicle rollover Saturday night in West Lubbock.

Summer More Dangerous for Teen Drivers
June 6, 2010 • KCBS Radio (CBS) • San Francisco, CA
The 101 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are considered the deadliest for teen drivers.

Governor signs texting law inspired by teen's death
June 4, 2010 • Maureen Downey • The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • Atlanta, GA
Despite misgivings, Gov. Sonny Perdue signed the texting bill named for a Morgan County teen Caleb Sorohan who died while texting and driving.

Prepare your teen driver
June 4, 2010 • Huron Daily Tribune • Michigan
As summer heats up, area teens will likely feel an increasingly burning need to hit the road with their friends. Each year, a new group of youngsters earn their drivers licenses, and each year, some of them die because they make bad decisions behind the wheel.

Troopers remind teens of dangers of driving
June 4, 2010 • Steve Huffman • The-Dispatch • North Carolina
Beginning Monday, troopers from the N.C. Highway Patrol will make a concerted effort to remind teen drivers of the dangers of the road. They'll also make themselves more visible around area high schools.

Teen Killed in Tulare County Crash
June 4, 2010 • KMPH Fox 26 • California
An early morning crash Friday killed a Springville teenager, and officers believe alcohol is to blame.

Teen girl dies when SUV slams into NC Walmart
June 4, 2010 • WBTV 3 News (CBS) • Dunn, NC
A North Carolina teenage girl died after the SUV she was driving slammed into a Walmart in Dunn Friday, police told WRAL-TV.

May 2010

Teen girl drivers move up on boys
May 30, 2010 • Suzanne Cassidy • Lancaster Online • Lancaster, PA
Liz Flanders, a senior at Conestoga Valley High School, said she doesn't think she drives "like a girl."

16-year-old girl killed in head-on crash
May 28, 2010 • Leslie Berestein • Sign on San Diego News • San Diego, CA
A 16-year-old girl was killed and four other teenagers were injured early Friday evening when the sedan they were in collided head-on with a box truck in Sabre Springs, police said.

The Seminole Voice
May 28, 2010 • Brittni Johnson • Orlando, FL
Car wrecks kill 5,000 teenagers each year, and a lot of those are a result of distracted driving. An Oviedo program hopes to change those statistics.

New Push In SF To Stop Teen Texting While Driving
May 27, 2010 • CBS 5 • San Francisco, California
A Southern California injury attorney was to launch a statewide campaign Thursday against teens driving and texting at a San Francisco high school.

Teen charged with DUI, manslaughter after fatal drunk driving crash
May 27, 2010 • WHAS 11 • Louisville, KY
An Elizabethtown teenager is behind bars charged with driving under the influence in a crash that left a Hardin County man dead.

Tips to keep teen drivers safe
May 26, 2010 • John Adkins • Ultimate Fort Bend (The Houston Chronicle) • Houston, TX
Motor vehicle crashes remain the No. 1 cause of death for adolescents. Teen drivers (ages 16-19) are involved in fatal crashes at four times the rate of adult drivers (ages 25-69).

Teen killed in one-car crash
May 26, 2010 • Phil Anderson • CJOnline.com (The Topeka Capital-Journal) • Topeka, KS
A 16-year-old boy was killed Tuesday night in a one-car crash in Doniphan County, the Kansas Highway Patrol said Wednesday.

Teen who killed 3 in Lakeville gets 6 weekends in jail
May 21, 2010 • Paul Walsh • The Star Tribune • Minneapolis, Minnesota
A teen whose careless driving killed three members of a Lakeville family in a December traffic accident will serve six weekends in juvenile jail, prompting calls for legislative action to stiffen penalties in fatal traffic accidents.

Making Teenage Drivers Better
May 25, 2010 • WOWT 6 (ABC) • Lincoln, NE
Using on-board, event-triggered video recorders to document the driving activities of new teenage drivers and sharing the videos with teen drivers and their parents can greatly reduce the number of potentially dangerous driving events.

Two Viroqua teens killed in crash after prom
May 10, 2010 • Wisconsin State Journal • Viroqua, WI
Two Viroqua teens were killed in a single-car crash Saturday night following the high school prom, the Vernon County Sheriff’s Department reported.

April 2010

Accident rate drops - Read more on New Jersey’s GDL program
April 7, 2010 • New York Injury News • Trenton, NJ
The New Jersey Graduated Driver License Program is a state program that requires persons under the age of 21, whom have never had their license, to complete a period of supervised driving before obtaining a basic driver license.

Study: Teenage Girls Becoming More Aggressive Drivers
April 6, 2010 • LEX14 (Lexington, KY; NBC) • Kentucky
In what may seem like a reversal in roles, teen girls are displaying increased aggression behind the wheel more than their male counterparts.

Teens Learn the Dangers of Texting While Driving
April 5, 2010 • Fox News 13 • Arlington, TN
Inside Arlington High School, more than 1000 students learned a lesson about the dangers of texting while driving.

Teen driver dies after Upper Marlboro crash
April 5, 2010 • Maryland Community Newspapers Online • Upper Marlboro, MD
The 17-year-old driver involved in a single-car crash in Upper Marlboro on March 26 has died from injuries related to the accident, Prince George's County police said Monday.

Teen dies in Bluewater Highway crash
April 5, 2010 • John Lowman • The Facts • Surfside Beach, TX
A Freeport teenager was killed and five other people treated at area hospitals after a three-vehicle crash on Bluewater Highway on Easter.

Cops say teen drove SUV into wall
April 5, 2010 • Terri Sanginiti • The News Journal • New Castle, DE
A 17-year-old boy was at the wheel of a Chevrolet Suburban early today when he lost control of the vehicle and plowed into a parked car and a credit union wall in New Castle, police said.

Popular Bay teen dies in speedway crash
April 5, 2010 • John Cousins • Bay of Plenty Times • Tauranga, New Zealand
A 15-year-old Tauranga girl whose huge love of life stretched from dance to speedway died driving her ministock car on Saturday, sending shockwaves through the local community.

Oxnard teen driver in fatal crash
April 4, 2010 • Ventura County Star • Oxford, CA
An Oxnard teenager was a driver in a fatal collision on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, officials said Sunday.

Two Berkeley teens dead in Richmond Parkway collision
April 1, 2010 • Karl Fischer • San Jose Mercury News • Richmond, CA
Two teenagers died Wednesday afternoon in a collision between a school bus and a car on Richmond Parkway.

March 2010

Two teens dead in Johnston County wreck
March 29, 2010 • Sarah Ovaska • The News Observer • Raleigh, NC
Two teenagers drowned when their car hydroplaned in Monday morning's heavy rain and was submerged in a Johnston County swamp.

Teen Driver Killed In Crash Near Sequim; 2 Others Injured
March 29, 2010 • KIRO (CNN) • Port Angeles, WA
A teenage driver was killed and his two passengers were seriously hurt after swerving to avoid a deer on a forest road.

Teenage girl leads police on high speed chase
March 29, 2010 • WTVG (ABC) • Santa Fe, NM
Police dash cameras rolled as a 14-year-old led Santa Fe police on a wild chase Friday night March 26. Now she's in big trouble, as are her friends that were with her.

Four-car crash leaves Port St. Lucie teen dead
March 27, 2010 • Christina Veiga • Miami Herald • Port St. Lucie, FL
An 18 year-old woman was killed in a bizarre four-car crash Friday before dawn on I-95 in Broward County just south of Sheridan Street.

Every 15 minutes: Students stage 'fatal' accident
March 26, 2010 • Linda Williams • The Willits News • California
Area first responders raced to the scene of a crash scene Wednesday morning without the anxiety that usually accompanies an all out response, knowing in advance this one was only a drill.

Hingham teen faces drunken driving charge
March 26, 2010 • The Hingham Journal • Hingham, MA
A 19-year-old Hingham teen is facing drunk driving charges following a single-car crash at 4:18 p.m. on Monday (March 22) at 6 Liberty Road.

Safe Teen Driving Week under way
March 23, 2010 • Tracy Correa • The Fresno Bee • Fresno, CA
An emotional Martha Tessmer, whose 16-year-old son was killed in a car accident three years ago, helped kick off a statewide campaign Tuesday at Fresno’s Hoover High School to call attention to reckless driving among teenagers.

CHP offers teen driving class
March 23, 2010 • The Ventura County Star • Ventura, CA
The California Highway Patrol is offering a traffic safety program aimed at young drivers.

Teen guilty of drunk driving, fleeing crash scene
March 20, 2010 • The Daily Herald • Everett, WA
The 19-year-old son of a Snohomish County Superior Court judge has pleaded guilty to drunk driving and fleeing from a crash that injured an Edmonds police officer last year.

Teen driver admits role in fatal crash
March 19, 2010 • Kathleen Brady Shea • The Philadelphia Inquirer • Philadelphia, PA
A former soccer star from Pottsgrove High School this morning apologized publicly for the second time for causing the deaths of two of his "best friends," and agreed to be adjudicated delinquent.

On Your Side: DC, Maryland Safer For Teen Drivers Than Virginia
March 19, 2010 • WJLA (CBS; Washington, DC) • Arlington, VA
A new study says the District of Columbia and Maryland are two of the safest places for teen drivers, but Virginia did not fare so well.

1 teen dead, 3 hurt in car accident
March 18, 2010 • The Des Moines Register • Neola, Iowa
Four teenage girls heading to Tri-Center High School in Neola were involved in a car crash that left one dead and the others injured.

Grieving Grandparents Plead For Safety After Death of Teenager
March 18, 2010 • Olena Heu • KHON (FOX; Honolulu, HI) • Waimanalo, HI
Memories and emotions flowed on Thursday as loved ones remembered a Waimanalo boy killed last night in a crash.

Teen Pleads Guilty In Fatal DUI Case
March 16, 2010 • KSBW (NBC; Monterey, CA.) • Salinas, CA
A Salinas teenager accused of killing his friend in a drunken driving accident pleaded guilty Tuesday.

Teen dies, driver airlifted after crash
March 16, 2010 • WOOD TV8 (NBC; Grand Rapids, Mich.) • Pewamo, Michigan
A 19-year-old Owosso man is dead after the car he was riding in hit a tree and burst into flames.

Teen killed in Sabine crash
March 14, 2010 • The Town Talk • Sabine, LA
An 18-year-old teen from Converse died late Friday in a single-vehicle accident on La. Highway 174 in Sabine Parish.

Teen arrested in Chula Vista crash
March 14, 2010 • The San Diego Union-Tribune • Chula Vista, CA
A 19-year-old suspected of drunken driving was arrested early Sunday after he ran a red light and crashed into a woman’s sport utility vehicle.

Teen arrested after car hits patrol car
March 14, 2010 • The Columbia Daily Tribune • Columbia, MO
A Columbia teenager was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after failing to move his vehicle off the highway and backing into a Missouri State Highway Patrol car.

Teen in fatal Norwell crash held on bail
March 12, 2010 • Dennis Tatz • The Patriot Ledger • Hingham, MA
An 18-year-old Norwell man charged with manslaughter and drunken driving in the death of his friend Sunday night was found at fault for a car accident more than two years ago, when he still had a learner’s permit, records show.

Teen shares how distracted driving took her independence
March 11, 2010 • KLTV (ABC) • Tyler, TX
It is an age old debate: Who is better behind the wheel: Men or women? A new study shows the riskiest group of drivers are teenage girls.

Joliet teen dies, 2 other girls injured in wreck
March 9, 2010 • The Chicago Sun-Times • Chicago, IL
A 16-year-old girl died and two others teen girls were injured after the car they were in apparently blew a stop sign and was broadsided by a pickup truck Monday night near southwest suburban New Lenox.

Fort Mill teen dies in crash
March 7, 2010 • Toya Graham • The Herald • Fort Mill Township, SC
A wreck early this morning in Fort Mill has claimed a life. Dakota “Cody” Quinton, 18, of 7204 Meyer Road died early this morning from injuries received in the wreck, York County Coroner Sabrina Gast said.

10 tips for teenage drivers
March 5, 2010 • The Baltimore Sun • Maryland
Teenagers are known for making their parents nervous when they are behind the wheel. But for most parents, teenage drivers are a reality or a necessity.

Teen Driver Urges Others To Not Make His Mistake
March 5, 2010 • KGTV (CNN) • Vista, CA
A teenager in juvenile hall for a DUI-related crash that killed his friend spoke publicly for the first time Friday on the incident and what he hopes will happen moving forward.

Car with underage driver crashes, killing passenger
March 4, 2010 • The-Dispatch • North Carolina
A car being driven by a juvenile wrecked Wednesday night on Boggs Road, killing a 15-year-old passenger.

Teen driver charged with vehicular homicide
March 3, 2010 • The Murfreesboro Post • Murfreesboro, TN
Vehicular homicide charges were filed Tuesday against a 16-year-old boy accused of killing a passenger in his car Oct. 25 on Deerwood Avenue, Murfreesboro Police reported.

Muncie teen dies after car gets airborne
March 2, 2010 • Nick Werner • The Star Press • Munice, IN
A 19-year-old man died in a traffic accident inside city limits early Tuesday morning.

Prince George High School teen dies in two-car crash
March 2, 2010 • The Richmond Times-Dispatch • VA 
A 16-year-old Prince George County High School student was killed yesterday in a two-vehicle crash in the 14000 block of Prince George County Drive, police said.

February 2010

George Co. teen dies in car accident
February 27, 2010 • Danielle Thomas • WLOX (ABC; Biloxi, MS) • Lucedale, MS
A George County teenager is dead and three other people, including two small children, are in the hospital after a two-car accident.

Teen Charged With Drunk Driving And Killing Girl
February 26, 2010 • KSFY (ABC) • Sioux Falls, SD
Charges have been filed against the driver in the accident that killed 17 year-old Jasmyn Knippling. The driver, 19 year-old Tanner Easton, faces ten charges.

TIWI technology helping parents monitor teen driving
February 25, 2010 • Shelly Slater • KING 5 News Seattle • Seattle, WA
It's a freedom teenagers love and most parents dread. But now when teens learn to drive, there's a way a parent can put themselves in the back seat - electronically.

Teen pleads guilty in drunken-driving crash that killed Santee woman
February 24, 2010 • Debbi Baker • The San Diego Union-Tribune • Kearny Mesa, CA
A teenager admitted in Juvenile Court yesterday that she was under the influence of alcohol and drugs when she ran a red light and caused a crash that killed a Santee woman.

Experts: New teen driving law will save lives
February 23, 2010 • Nikki Rudd • WHEC (NBC) • Rochester, NY
Mile for mile teenagers are involved in three times as many deadly crashes as all other drivers. Experts say a new teen driving law in New York will save lives. The law went into effect Monday.

Teen Driver Charged in Canton Hit-and-Run
February 23, 2010 • WTIC (CBS; Cleveland-Akron, OH) • Canton, OH
Canton police have made an arrest in last month's hit-and-run accident on Dowd Avenue which seriously injured a seven-year-old girl, Deputy Police Chief Donald Hull says 18-year-old Leontina Scanlon turned herself in this morning.

Teen drivers reined in
February 20, 2010 • Maura Yates • Staten Island Advance • Staten Island, NY
New York state's new Graduated Driver's License law takes effect Monday, requiring 30 more hours of driver's ed before students can take their road tests, and limiting the number of underage passengers allowed in a car with a new driver, as part of an effort to cut down on teen driving accidents.

Driving risk gap between teen girls, boys narrows
February 17, 2010 • Julie Wernau • The Chicago Tribune • Chicago, IL
Molly Sutton finds it challenging to ignore a text message when she's driving. The 18-year-old high school senior said it's hard to wait until the next stoplight.

Teen Driver In Fatal Wreck Serves In Nevada Guard
February 17, 2010 • KVVU (FOX) • Las Vegas, NV
The 19-year-old accused of killing two people in a crash blamed on drunken driving is a reservist with the Nevada National Guard.

Ten things parents can do to keep teen drivers safe
February 15, 2010 • Carl Hessler Jr. • The Pottstown Mercury • Pottstown, PA
There is one roadmap teen drivers should never leave home without — advice from parents about driver safety.

Crashes are No. 1 killer of teens
February 14, 2010 • Carl Hessler Jr. • The Mercury • Pottstown, PA
In November and December, the parents of four Pottstown area teenagers received the dreaded phone call in the middle of the night or an officer appeared at their door — the hopeless message that a child had died in a car wreck.

Safe driving event at BHS game
February 12, 2010 • The Bloomington Pantagraph • Bloomington, IL
Bloomington High School students will highlight the importance of safe teen driving at its boys’ basketball game at 7:45 p.m. today.

Winter Driving Tips from "The Teen Car Coach"
February 10, 2010 • WLS-TV/DT (ABC) • Chicago, IL
Putting up with the winter storm of the past two days has reminded us that we need to drive a lot differently when it's snowing. Inexperienced drivers, like teenagers, can use some special guidance.

Device Says No To Teens Calling Or Texting While Driving
February 8, 2010 • Alan Wagmeister  and Julia Bagg • WFMY News 2 • Greensboro, NC
You want your kids to be safe on the road, but how can you really stop them from texting or calling a friend from behind the wheel?

Driving and texting
February 7, 2010 • Evansville Courier-Press • Evansville, IN
In addition to 19 states and Washington, D.C., the federal government now prohibits texting while driving. The ban applies to the drivers of interstate buses and trucks over 10,000 pounds and is backed by fines of up to $2,750.

Omaha Teens Take Action to Stop Dialing Danger
February 5, 2010 • Carol Wang • Action 3 News (CBS) • Omaha, NE
Melissa Dinges of Shenandoah, IA still cannot believe her 15-year old sister is dead.
"We talked every day, we texted every day.  Emails every other day," she explains.

Teen driving drunk charged for friend's death
February 3, 2010 • KARE-11 (NBC; Minneapolis, MN) • Washington County, MN
A prosecutor charged a 19-year-old woman with criminal vehicular homicide after a crash that killed one friend and injured another.  Police say she was driving drunk at the time.

Crash kills two York Region teens — injures another
February 2, 2010 • Brett Clarkson • Toronto Sun • King Township, Ontario, Canada
A swerving trail of skid marks, scattered debris from a Volkswagen Golf GTI, and flowers set at the remains of a battered tree mark the site of a fatal crash on a York Region country road that left two teens dead and one in hospital.

Second teen dies from crash
February 1, 2010 • Barrett J. Brunsman • The Cincinnati Inquirer • Tate Township, OH
A second teenager died Monday as a result of a weekend car crash in Clermont County. Ricky Morgeson, 16, of Mount Orab, who attended Western Brown High School, died of injuries suffered Saturday when he was a passenger in a 2004 Hyundai eastbound on Crane-School House Road near Moore Road in Tate Township.

January 2010

Teen killed after driving car into canal had been smoking marijuana, police say
January 28, 2010 • Sun Sentinel • Coral Springs, FL
The 16-year-old who died, along with two young friends, after putting his car into reverse and driving into a canal last year was impaired after smoking a large amount of marijuana...

Teen Arrested After Fatal DWI Crash
January 28, 2010 • Stephanie Barish • WPIX (CW; Long Island, NY) • Central Islip, NY
A Long Island woman was arrested for driving drunk and killing two passengers inside her vehicle early Thursday morning, Suffolk County police said...

Volunteer Pa. firefighters mourn teen colleagues
January 27, 2010 • Dan Nephin • The Washington Post • Zelienople, PA
Two teenage volunteer firefighters who were reported missing after they didn't show up for a training drill for their small-town department died along with a friend...

Teen driver smashes Ocean City utility poll and parking meters
January 27,2010 • Press of Atlantic City Media Group • Atlantic City, NJ
A 17-year-old boy was injured Wednesday when his vehicle smashed through a utility pole and two parking meters in Ocean City...

Teen mo-ped driver dies in Manoa crash
January 25, 2010 • The Star Bulletin • Honolulu, HI
A Honolulu teenager died after the mo-ped he was driving struck a station wagon at a five-way intersection in Manoa...

Nebraska teen killed in crash on bridge
January 25, 2010 • The Associated Press • Windsor Heights, IA
Windsor Heights authorities say a Nebraska teen was killed when her vehicle flipped over a bridge rail and landed on the street below...

Sault Ste. Marie Teen Killed in Car Accident
January 25, 2010 • 9&10 News (Heritage Broadcasting Group) • Sault Ste. Marie, MI
A high school senior with the rest of her life in front of her was killed in an Upper Peninsula car accident...

Two Adams Co. teens are dead after a two-car accident
January 24, 2010 • WLBT (NBC; Jackson, MS) • Adams County, MS
Two teens are dead after a two-car accident in Adams County. Adams County Coroner James Lee tells us the wreck occurred around 1 a.m. Saturday morning on Highway 85 East...

Teen who survived crash is 'heartbroken'
January 24, 2010 • Debbi Baker • The San Diego Union-Tribune • San Diego, CA
As one family grieved for its father and welcomed a son home from the hospital Sunday, another young man involved in the deadly head-on car crash...

Recent Accidents Shed Light on Teen Driving Habits
January 22, 2010 • Deeda Payton • KTEN (NBC; Sherman, Texas) • Grayson County, TX
Thursday night a teenager rolled his car because he was texting while driving. Before that, a fatal crash on highway 82 shook up the community...

Texting teen driver seriously hurt
January 22, 2010 • Christian Boone • The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • Atlanta, GA
A 19-year-old Lilburn man was hospitalized after crashing his Acura into a telephone pole while text messaging a friend...

Teen driver earns first texting ticket in Aurora
January 21, 2010 • Brandon Johansson • The Aurora Sentinel • Aurora, CO
Aurora police this month cited a 19-year-old Denver woman under the state’s new texting while driving law, marking the first time in Aurora — and likely Colorado...

2 teens killed in Bensenville crash
January 20, 2010 • Gerry Smith • The Chicago Tribune • Bensenville, IL
Jesse Aragon and Adrian Villegas were close friends who were often seen driving around Bensenville in Aragon's most-prized possession: a sleek orange convertible...

Teen with learner's permit was driving SUV that killed woman in Nyack
January 20, 2010 • James O’Rourke • The Journal News • Nyack, NY
An 80-year-old woman was killed Tuesday after being struck by a sport utility vehicle at North Broadway and Van Houten Street...

Teen Driving & Car Control Clinic
January 18, 2010 • KHSL-TV (CBS) • Chico, CA
Instructors with the "Teen Driving and Car Control Clinic" are trying to put the brakes on unsafe driving. Forty-six high school students took to the track at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows...

NB teens pledge safe driving
January 18, 2010 • KCBY (CBS) • North Bend, OR
North Bend High School is participating in the Teen Safe Driver Pledge Program sponsored by American Family Insurance.

Wellesley teens test out device designed to drive out texting while on the road
January  13, 2010 • George P. Hassett • The Wellesley Townsman • Wellesley, MT
A group of Wellesley teens and their parents were the focus group for a new device this week that backers say can do the near impossible: make teenagers put their cell phones down...

Teen driver dies after trying to pass on a curve
January 11, 2010 • The St. Louis Post • Franklin County, MO
An 18-year-old driver who tried to pass on a curve died in a head-on crash Sunday -- and three people in the car he hit were seriously hurt...

Student Deaths Spark Teen Driving Class
January 11, 2010 • WSOC (CNN) • Fort Mill, SC
Almost three months after the deaths of two their classmates, students at Nations Ford High School have not forgotten...

Butler Twp. teen dies from head injuries following crash
January 3, 2010 • Jim DeBrosse and Kristin McAllister • Dayton Daily News • Clayton, Ohio
Clayton police today, Sunday, Jan. 3, said 17-year old Kelly Baldauf of Butler Twp. died Saturday from head injuries following a single-car crash Friday...

Bills to Curb Distracted Driving Gain Momentum
January 2, 2009 • Matt Richtel • The New York Times • New York, NY
When its legislature convenes this year, Kansas will consider banning motorists from sending text messages. South Carolina will, too, and debate whether to prohibit drivers...

Teen charged with DUI
January 1, 2010 • Stacey Barchenger • The Statesman Journal • Salem, OR
A teen was arrested and charged with assault and driving under the influence after causing a crash in northeast Salem on Thursday, police said...