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December 2009

REGION: Teen road deaths confound community
December 12, 2009 • Edward Sifuentes • The North County Times • Northern California
The list of names that will not appear on graduation rolls continued to grow Friday, when two more teens were killed in separate crashes, leaving parents, fellow students and activists struggling...

Springfield teen faces careless driving charge
December 10, 2009 • Rutland Herald Online • White River Junction, VT
A Springfield motorist denied nearly hitting a mother and daughter in a crosswalk as they walked to school...

Anderson-area schools work to reduce teen driving accidents
December 7, 2009 • Liz Carey • Anderson Independent Mail • Anderson, SC
Hunter Alexander has only begun to drive, but he already knows the dangers of getting behind the wheel...

Texting common among teen drivers and their parents
December 7, 2009 • Tim Barker • St. Louis Today • St. Louis, MO
For those who believe texting while driving is a bad thing, there are some sobering findings in a recent report about teens and texting...

Road runner : Crash taught teen not to text while driving
December 7, 2009 • Andrea Kelly • Arizona Daily Star • Tucson, AZ
Kelly Lingenfelter took a pledge last week to refrain from text- messaging while driving during the holiday season...

Teen Driver Was DUI in Fresno Fatal Accident
December 7, 2009 • Dennis Hart • KMJ Now News Talk Radio • Fresno, CA
As KMJ News was first to report on Monday, the coroner's office has confirmed that a teenaged driver was legally drunk when his care slammed into a power pole last week...

Drunk driving suspected in crash that killed teen
December 7, 2009 • Ryan Haggerty • The Journal Sentinel • Milwaukee, WI
Investigators suspect that a 17-year-old boy was drunk when he crashed a car into a tree early Sunday in Milwaukee, killing his 18-year-old passenger, a police spokesman said Monday...

Teen Injured In Muhlenberg Crash
December 6, 2009 • Josh Breslow • WTVW (FOX) • Evansville, IN
A teenager is taken to the hospital following an afternoon crash in Muhlenberg County. Kentucky State Police say Christopher Frances, 19, was driving north on US 431...

Teen talking on cell phone dies in crash
KTVB (NBC; Boise, ID) • North Spokane County, ID
A 16-year-old girl from Nine Mile is dead after losing control of her car in north Spokane County Friday night...

Teen faces second DWI in 2 years
December 5, 2009 • The Post Star • Glens Falls, NY
An 18-year-old young woman from Queensbury was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge early Saturday, her second in little over two years, police said...

UPS safe driving program wins award
December 4, 2009 • Atlanta Business Chronicle • Atlanta, GA
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center on Dec. 1 lauded UPS Road Code teen safe driving program...

Two more teens die in a Chesco car crash
December 4, 2009 • Kathleen Brady Shea • The Philadelphia Inquirer • Philadelphia, PA 
Chester County investigators were working to determine the cause of a crash that killed two teenagers Nov. 23 when another double-teen fatality occurred Wednesday...

17-year-old dead after car accident near Kaysville
December 2, 2009 • ABC 4 News (ABC; Salt Lake City, UT) • Kaysville, UT
US 89 re-opened Tuesday night after a three hour clean up delay due to fatal accident. The accident happened Tuesday evening in the intersection of 2nd North in Kaysville...

Teen Dead In Single Vehicle Crash
December 1, 2009 • WGCL-TV (CBS; Atlanta, GA) • Gwinnett County, GA
One teenager is dead and two others were injured in a single car crash in Gwinnett County. The accident happened late Sunday night on Bogan Road in Buford...

November 2009

Johnna Kenney's friends save her after crash
November 26, 2009 • WCSH6 (NBC; Portland, ME) • Hermon, ME
A young woman is thankful to two good friends who saved her life when her car went off the road into a stream last week.

Three S. Florida teen drivers in fatal crashes this month violated driving restrictions
November 25, 2009 • Rachel Hatzipanagos • The Palm Beach Post News • West Palm Beach, FL
Three South Florida teen drivers died this month after failing to follow laws designed to protect them and their two young passengers...

Teen dies from crash injuries
November 23, 2009 • The Tennessean • Smyrna, TN
A 16-year-old has died from injuries sustained in a Saturday night car accident. Police said James Stockton was traveling on Rock Springs Road near Cooks Lane...

Pasco teen killed in a head-on collision
November 22, 2009 • Tampa Bay Online • Tampa Bay, FL
A Pasco County teen was killed in a head-on collision on U.S. 301 when an oncoming vehicle crossed the road's center line and smashed into the victim's pick-up truck Saturday...

Pompano Beach Teen Dies In Crash
November 21, 2009 • CBS 4 (CBS; Miami, FL) • Pompano Beach, FL
A Pompano Beach teen who had recently obtained his learner's permit died Saturday morning after losing control of his car and colliding into a Ford Explorer...

Teen driving infractions
November 21, 2009 • Jay Enders • The Chicago Tribune • Chicago, IL
I have feared for my life far too many times within the last few months. Sitting in the passenger seat has nearly become dangerous for me. I do not enjoy criticizing my friends' driving...

Teen Dies After Losing Control Of Car Getting Onto I-77
November 19, 2009 • WEWS (ABC) • Akron, OH
A teenager was killed Wednesday night as he entered Interstate 77 in Summit County. Kevin Vest, 18, of Coventry Township, was driving a Pontiac Grand Am at about 7 p.m...

Teen faces careless driving charges
November 18, 2009 • The Clovis News Journal • Clovis, NM
Two teen girls injured after crashing into a house Tuesday night had taken the driver’s mom’s vehicle out without permission...

CHP: Charges may follow Highway 74 crash that killed teen, injured four others
November 17, 2009 • Michelle Mitchell • The Desert Sun • Palm Springs, CA
Speed likely played a role in the car crash that killed a Palm Desert student and injured four other teenagers Sunday night, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday...

Police believe teen killed in crash was texting while driving
November 16, 2009 • WWNT (CBS) • Grand Rapids, MI
Police say it was texting while driving that led to a fatal crash involving a West Michigan teen. 17-year-old Laurie Cartwright died Friday on a Michigan highway.

When should a teen start driving?
November 15, 2009 • Jim Foti • The Star Tribune • Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
The problem of teen drivers texting or talking on their cell phones has received a lot of attention, but alert reader Sharon of Andover has a more basic question...

3 teens killed after car crashes into canal
November 15, 2009 • The Miami Herald • Coral Springs, FL
Three South Florida teens are dead after the car they were driving crashed into a canal. Coral Springs police say 16-year-old Sean Maxey was driving a 2007 red Volkswagen early Sunday...

Texting while driving; victim's sister speaks out
November 14, 2009 • WTVG (ABC) • Toledo, OH
A crash victim's sister is reaching out to schools hoping to speak to teenagers and convince them to put down the phone and focus on the road...

Teen driver charged in house crash
November 14, 2009 • Travis Coleman • The Great Falls Tribune • Great Falls, MT
The driver of the car that crashed into a westside home early Wednesday morning was charged Friday with one felony and six misdemeanors...

Teens Learn Texting And Driving Difficult, Deadly
November 5, 2009 • WTAE  (ABC; Pittsburgh, PA) • Indiana, PA
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials handed some students in Indiana County a cell phone and a video game system on Thursday...

Teen ticketed in fatal Tinley crash
November 5, 2009 • The Southtown Star • Frankfort, IL
A Frankfort teen has been ticketed after his car ran out of control, fatally hitting a pedestrian, knocking down a stoplight, and hitting another car, Tinley Park police said today...

Teen driver using 'car as toy to do tricks' jailed for killing schoolgirl
November 4, 2009 • Andy Bloxham • The Daily Telegraph • England
Gemmell, a 17-year-old grammar school pupil, swerved towards a group of children to "frighten them" but then had to jerk the wheel to avoid a parked Mini which sent his Citroen C1 into a spin...

Police: Teen driver kills another teen
November 2, 2009 • WTNH News (ABC; New Haven, CT) • Hartford, CT
A hit-and-run driver just 17 years old has been charged in an accident that left a 16-year old dead and another teen seriously injured...

Friends Remember Teen Killed In Halloween Drunk Driving Accident
November 2, 2009 • Leslie Carto • WDAF (FOX; Kansas City, MO) • Blue Springs, MO
Friends of a Fort Osage High School junior killed in a wreck late Saturday night were saying goodbye at a vigil on Monday. Friends describe Ft. Osage junior Laura Reynolds...

October 2009

One teen dead, 3 injured in one-vehicle crash
October 31, 2009 • KVUE News (ABC) • Austin, TX
One teen is dead and three are in serious condition after a one-car crash in southeast Travis County. The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning on Elroy Road, 4 miles east of Austin...

SJ Crash Kills Teen, Injures Two Others
October 30, 2009 • KRXI (Fox) • San Jose, CA
Police in San Jose are investigating a Thursday night crash that killed a 17-year-old and injured two other teens...

Three teens killed in crash in Poplar Bluff
October 30, 2009 • KFVS (CBS) • Poplar Bluff, MO
Three teenage boys were killed in a crash on Route PP Friday morning in Poplar Bluff. Two of the teens that were killed were siblings...

Teen Dies in Two Vehicle Crash
October 29, 2009 • The Oshkosh Northwestern • Oshkosh, WI
A rural Wild Rose teenager is dead following a two-vehicle crash in Waushara County Thursday morning...

Device Stops Texting While Driving
October 29, 2009 • Ken Amaro • First Coast News (ABC-25 and NBC-12) • Jacksonville, FL
Jonathan Young is a real estate broker and now president of a company called Textecution. "Studies reveal 60 percent of teen drivers are texting while driving," said Young...

Police: Teen killed, 6 others injured in car crash
October 25, 2009 • Associated Press • Orlando, FL
A teenager was killed and six others injured in a single-vehicle accident in central Florida. Orlando police said the deceased 17-year-old was driving a 1997 Jeep sport utility vehicle...

Teen killed, 2 brothers hurt in Pelzer crash
October 23, 2009 • E. Richard Walton • The Greenville News • Pelzer, South Carolina
A 17-year-old student from Woodmont High died when a 2001 Nissan driven by her older brother slammed into a tree following a single car crash on Garrison Road...

St. Petersburg nonprofit pushes teen drivers to be more safety conscious
October 22, 2009 • LaRita Jacobs • St. Petersburg Times • St. Petersburg, FL
Jennifer Graber took a mock sobriety test while wearing "drunk goggles" during a special demonstration Tuesday by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office...

10 things people don't know about teen driving
October 21, 2009 • The News Journal • Wilmington, DE
To recognize National Teen Driver Safety Week this week, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia offers the following teen driving facts...

Codey Hails Decline In Teen Driving Fatalities
October 21, 2009 • The Politicker NJ • Trenton, NJ
Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) today welcomed the news that the number of teens killed in New Jersey by automobile accidents has declined for the third straight year...

Police: Teen Driving 77 MPH Before Crash
October 21, 2009 • KVVU (FOX) • North Las Vegas, NV
A 19-year-old is accused of drunken driving and causing the death of his passenger after a crash in North Las Vegas earlier this month...

Monroe County teen dies in lone car wreck
October 19, 2009 • Tracy Jordan • The Morning Call • Allentown, PA
An 18-year-old Monroe County man driving alone Sunday morning was killed when his car crashed into trees and rolled onto its roof in Smithfield Township...

Gruver Teen Killed In Accident
October 19, 2009 • NewsChannel 10 • Gruver, TX
A 15 year old Gruver girl is dead following an accident Sunday afternoon in Hansford county. Department of Public Safety troopers tell us 15 year old Alexas Marie Tyler...

Teens Killed in White County Car Accident
October 19, 2009 • WSIL (ABC) • White County, IL
Two teens are dead after a car accident Saturday that went unnoticed for three hours. State police say 18-year-old Evan Ibbotson of Albion was driving east on White County Road...

Major Cause of Teen Driving Crashes: Distractions
October 19, 2009 • Karen Massie • News 10 (ABC) • Sacramento, CA
It was a day out of school for a dozen Sacramento teenagers. But teachers had no trouble getting them to pay attention in a special class...

Teen arrested after Conroe accident that killed three
October 17, 2009 • KHOU (CBS; Houston, Texas) • Conroe, TX
Conroe police say a young driver ran a red light and crashed into another car Friday morning, killing all three people inside...

Three teens die in Conroe car crash
October 16, 2009 • Montgomery County Police News • Conroe, TX
A major accident in Conroe has left three teenagers dead. Investigators say that a 18-year-old was behind the steering wheel of a pickup truck and was driving erratically...

Police: Teen driver speeding excessively
October 15, 2009 • Jessica Willey • KTRK (ABC) • Katy, TX
Investigators say a local teen was driving 82 miles an hour on a residential road when he killed one of his friends a couple of weeks ago...

Crash near Colonial Parkway leaves Williamsburg teen dead
October 14, 2009 • Emily Mapp Brannon • InjuryBoard Virginia Beach • Williamsburg, VA
Elizabeth Marie Shannon of Williamsburg died Tuesday night in a crash near Colonial Parkway, The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday...

Teen dies in Port Alberni car crash
October 13, 2009 • Wawmeesh G. Hamilton • Alberni Valley News • Alberni, Canada
One youth is dead and two are in hospital with injuries after a car accident on Beaver Creek and Compton Roads in Port Alberni...

Teen killed in Sunday afternoon crash
October 12, 2009 • Coshocton Tribune • Clark Township, OH
The Holmes County coroner pronounced a teenager dead at the scene of a crash Sunday afternoon. According to the Wooster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol...

Tire Rack supporting teen driver education
October 8, 2009 • Tire Business • Greenville, SC
Mail order/Internet tire retailer Tire Rack has recruited former IndyCar driver and current ABC/ESPN racing commentator Scott Goodyear to help it promote this year’s Tire Rack Street Survival...

17-year-old killed in Centennial Center accident identified
October 7, 2009 • Maggie Lillis • Las Vegas Review-Journal • Las Vegas, NV
A 17-year-old male was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle accident Tuesday night on Centennial Center Boulevard near Ann Road...

Students Learn Consequences of Distracted Driving
October 7, 2009 • Jacqueline Sit • KOTV • Oklahoma City, OK
Several teen drivers got a hands-on experience on how driving while "inTEXTicated" or simply distracted driving could lead to dangerous consequences.

Four teen cousins die in Terrebonne wreck
October 5, 2009 • Kathrine Schmidt • WWL-TV • Gibson, LA
Four young men were killed and another critically injured in an early morning wreck Sunday. It's unclear why the blue 2005 Nissan Sentra veered off the road...

Teen shares story about the dangers of texting while driving
October 4, 2009 • Marisela Burgos • WAVE 3 TV (NBC) • Louisville, KY
An 18-year-old girl had luck on her side after she survived a car crash.  The Kentuckiana teen was driving and texting...

Tustin teen gets 15 years to life for killing classmate
October 2, 2009 • Larry Welborn • The Orange County Register • Santa Ana, CA
An unlicensed teenage driver from North Tustin was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison today on a second-degree murder conviction for killing a classmate in a high-speed crash...

September 2009

One teen killed, another critical in car accident
September 30, 2009 • Erin Taylor • Kingman Daily Miner • Kingman, AZ
A Kingman High School junior was killed and another student severely injured in an early morning car accident Tuesday...

Active Parenting Makes Teen Drivers Safer
September 29, 2009 • American Academy of Pediatrics
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of teen deaths. In the study, "Associations Between Parenting Styles and Teen Driving Safety-Related

Road runner: Texting while driving to be a topic of summit
Andrea Kelly • Arizona Daily Star • Tucson, AZ
The country is getting down to business on texting while driving this week. The dangerous practice, which many experts say distracts a driver so much that it is riskier than drunken driving...

Teen with learner’s permit killed in car crash
September 28, 2009 • Mid-Hudson News Network • Stockport, NY
A 16-year-old Columbia County boy, who obtained his learner’s permit just 10 days ago, was killed in a late night crash in the Town of Stockport Monday...

Teen, 14, driving mom's car dies after vehicle rolls over in Saskatchewan
September 28, 2009 • Lethbridge Herald • Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada
A 14-year-old boy has died after the vehicle he was driving rolled into a ditch near Biggar, Sask. RCMP say the teen, and two friends had taken his mother's SUV...

Police concerned about aggressive teen drivers
September 26, 2009 • Casey McNerthney • Seattle Post-Intelligencer • Seattle, WA
Saturday night, 25 Seattle police officers plan to target areas known for aggressive teen driving, trying to bust speeders...

New Market Teen Dies in Wreck
September 25, 2009 • WHNT-TV • Madison County, AL
A teenage girl is dead after a wreck that happened Thursday in Madison County. 19-year-old Amy Leann Sharp of New Market died in that wreck around eight thirty last night...

Family, friends, neighbors remember 2 teens killed in crash
September 25, 2009 • ABC15 News • Phoenix, AZ
On Thursday, family, friends, classmates and neighbors added to a growing memorial to two brothers who were killed in a violent north Phoenix crash Wednesday morning...

Teen dies in Gatineau area car crash
September 23, 2009 • CBC News • Gatineau, Quebec
A teenage boy is dead and two others are in hospital after the car they were in hit a signpost Wednesday morning, say police in Gatineau, Que...

Fatal crash was teen girl's second collision that morning
September 22, 2009 • Debbi Baker • San Diego Union-Tribune • San Diego, CA
The teenager involved in a fatal accident in Santee early Sunday morning had minutes earlier been involved in a hit-and-run collision in La Mesa, La Mesa police said Tuesday...

Teen driver in Martin County triple fatal crash had high blood-alcohol level
September 21, 2009 • South Florida Sun-Sentinel • Florida
The teen driver of a Jeep involved in an August crash that killed him and two others had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit, the Florida Highway Patrol stated Monday...

Teens Learn Driving Skills
September 15, 2009 • WTVQ ABC 36 • Lexington, KY
So far this year, fifty six teenagers have died on Kentucky roadways. To reduce the number of teenage driver deaths, the Kentucky State Police are hosting their seventh "drive to stay alive"...

Teen at fault in fatal Ventura crash, police say
September 15, 2009 • Ventura County Star • Ventura, CA
A teenage driver was at fault in a Ventura collision that killed a Casitas Springs woman and her dog last month, police said Tuesday...

Teen Driving at Time of Fatal Crash will Lose Driver's Permit
September 11, 2009 • Trish Mehaffey • KCRG TV9 (ABC) • Johnson County, IA
The 15-year-old driver involved in the fatal crash that killed her 16-year-old Clear Creek Amana High passenger last week will be charged with failure to have a valid driver’s license...

Parents set poor example for teen drivers: poll
September 11, 2009 • Reuters • New York, NY
Parents in the United States are setting a poor example behind the wheel for their teenaged children by talking and texting on cell phones and speeding...

Drinking May Have Led To Crash That Killed Teen
September 10, 2009 • Fox 5 News • Las Vegas, NV
An 18-year-old has died after police said he got behind the wheel drunk Wednesday night. Police said Lucio Sanchez Jr. lost control of his vehicle near Tropical Parkway and Kylie Street...

18-year-old killed, 4 other teens injured in car crash
September 10, 2009 • KTNV (ABC) • Las Vegas, NV
On September 9, 2009 at approximately 6:29 p.m., a single vehicle - fixed object fatal traffic accident occurred on W. Tropical Parkway and Kylie St...

MDI Takes Up Teen Driving Cause
September 7, 2009 • Sarah Delage and Kristin DiCara • WCSH6 (NBC) • Mount Desert Island, ME
A fatal accident on Mount Desert Island has prompted an MDI resident to take up a cause for safe driving. Sixteen year-old Michael Lewis died on August 19th in a head-on collision...

Riverton teen dies in rollover wreck
September 7, 2009 • Billings Gazette • Casper, WY
A Riverton teenager died over Labor Day weekend when the car he was traveling in rolled during an apparent street race, the Wyoming Highway Patrol reported...

Moms put a face on the dangers of teen driving
September 6, 2009 • Julie Muhlstein • The Herald • Arlington, WA
Josh Crolley won’t be there. Neither will Tyrone Davis, Justin Stump or Jeffrey “BJ” Brown. Their absence is what makes a Driving It Home program so heart-wrenching...

Teen killed, two injured in accident
September 4, 2009 • McCook Daily Gazette • North Platte, NE
An 18-year-old McCook woman died in a one-vehicle rollover accident at 10:50 p.m. Thursday south of North Platte near Lake Maloney...

August 2009

Teen dies in car crash after passing friends' cars
August  27, 2009 • News 10 Now (Time Warner Cable News – Syracuse) • Chester, NY
An 18-year-old Orange County man died after he lost control of his car and crashed after passing the cars of 2 friends...

Rollover kills teen near Aurora
August 26, 2009 • John Rieti • Toronto Star • York Region, Ontario, Canada
One teenager is dead after the driver of the car he was riding in lost control and rolled last night in York Region...

Two teens die after crash in Steuben Tuesday night
August 26, 2009 • Nok-Noi Ricker • Bangor Daily News • Steuben, ME
Two teenagers have died as a result of a crash Tuesday night at the junction of Route 1 and the East Side Road...

Teen slams car into central Fla. house
August 26, 2009 • The Miami Herald • Orlando, FL
Authorities say a 15-year-old who took a BMW out for a joy ride slammed the car into a central Florida house, leaving a family without a home...

Teen dies in 1-car crash
August 23, 2009 • The Observer & Eccentric • Livonia, MI
Livonia Police are continuing to investigate an Aug. 16 crash that killed a 19-year-old Farmington Hills resident...

Man dies after car hits lamppost
August 22, 2009 • BBC News • Glasgow, Scotland
An 18-year-old man has died after a car left the road and crashed into a lamppost in Glasgow in the early hours of the morning...

Texarkana Teen Killed in Car Wreck
August 21, 2009 • Mario Boone • KTL (Nexstar Broadcasting) • Texarkana, TX
Police suspect texting and alcohol played a role the crash along North Kings Highway. Miller had just graduated in May from Pleasant Grove High School where her father is a teacher....

'Roller coaster' ride proves fatal for teen driver
August 20, 2009 • The Vindicator • Youngstown, OH
Accidents along a certain stretch of state Route 305 just west of U.S. Route 422 are not unusual. Because of the hills along that stretch of country road not far from Nelson Ledges park...

OSHP: Teen driver was huffing before fatal crash
August 19, 2009 • The Vindicator • Youngstown, OH
Teens trying to get high by inhaling from a can of aerosol dust remover is the likely reason why a fatal car crash occurred on State Road in Champion Township on Aug. 3...

Elburn teen dies after crash
August 18, 2009 • Kate Thayer • The Kansas City Chronicle • Campton Hills, IL
Seventeen-year-old Kelsey Barsic would have started her senior year at Kaneland High School next week, embarking on a certified nurse's assistant program, but instead her life was cut short...

Broken Arrow Teen Killed in Wagoner County Accident
August 16, 2009 • KOTV (CBS) • Wagoner County, OK
One Broken Arrow teen is dead and another injured in a single-car accident. Lindsay Megan Haney, 16, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene of the single-car accident...

Naples teen charged in DUI death
August 14, 2009 • Mark Krzos • Fort Myers News Press • Napes, FL
By most accounts Brandon Hulvey was a kid who loved life and making people laugh. Hulvey, 16, died March 30 — two days after being ejected from a 1999 Ford Explorer driven by Karina Campbell...

Driver gets 10 years in 2008 fatal drunken-driving wreck
August 14, 2009 • Martha Deller • The Star-Telegram • Fort Worth, TX
Brandon Burchfield's attorneys asked jurors to sentence him to probation, citing his volunteer work with at-risk children and poor and elderly people since the 2008 wreck he caused...

Local Wreck Reminds Us of Dangers of Teen Driving
August 13, 2009 • Jason Knowles • InjuryBoard.com • Gadsden, AL
Last week near Gadsden, Alabama a 20-year-old driver of a Jeep died in a head-on automobile collision with a Honda Accord driven by a 16-year-old...

Witnesses recall crash that killed 4 Ridgefield teens
August 12, 2009 • Anne Yeager • North West Cable News Network • Ridgefield, WA
Witnesses to a fatal crash involving teenagers from Ridgefield, Wash. say speed was not a factor in the catastrophe. Four of the teenagers who were part of a caravan of friends...

20-Year old sentenced to jail time for drunk driving accident that killed teen
August 12, 2009 • KKTV (CBS) • Colorado Springs, CO
The driver in the hit-and-run drunk driving death of a 14-year-old Colorado Springs boy has been sentenced to jail time...

Fatal Wreck Claims Salisbury Teen's Life
August 10, 2009 • InjuryBoard.com • Salisbury, NC
A Salisbury, North Carolina (N.C.) teen was killed in a car crash last Saturday after attempting to pass another vehicle, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol...

Teen Killed In Cherokee County Crash
August 10, 2009 • Fox Carolina • Gaffney, SC
Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said that a Gaffney teenager was killed in a crash on Sunday morning.

Teen Dies in Alcohol-Related Crash Rowan County
August 9, 2009 • InjuryBoard.com • Rowan County, NC
According to N.C. State Highway Patrol, alcohol and speeding contributed to a fatal wreck in western Rowan County last Saturday morning. Troopers said that Marc Payette, 17...

A Sobering Reminder For Teen Drivers And Their Parents
August 9, 2009 • By Scott Brown • WRGZ-TV (NBC) • Buffalo, NY
This story should offer a very sobering reminder for parents of teenagers who drive. On Friday, the Erie County Sheriff's Department says speeding and underage drinking contributed to the deaths...

OC teen convicted of murder in DUI death
August 6, 2009 • Silicon Valley Mercury News • Santa Ana, CA
An Orange County jury has convicted a teenager of second-degree murder for a drunk-driving crash that killed a 16-year-old classmate...

July 2009

Teen Driver Killed in Crash With Calvert Sheriff Is Identified
July 27, 2009 • By Christy Goodman • The Washington Post • Calvert County, MD
The driver in Friday's fatal crash involving a Calvert County sheriff's deputy has been identified as Rachael Alexandra Campbell, a teenager who graduated from Northern High School...

Teen passenger killed in Berks County
July 27, 2009 • By Tracy Jordan • The Morning Call • Windsor Township, PA
A 15-year-old boy was killed yesterday while riding in a car that became airborne and crashed into a barn after colliding with another car on Route 61 in Windsor Township, Berks County...

Wilson teen killed in DWI crash
July 22, 2009 • By Gene Warner • The Buffalo News • Wilson, NY
A 19-year-old Wilson woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash Tuesday night in North Tonawanda, the third local teenage female to die in an accident within a 20-hour period Tuesday...

Wreck on BG Parkway Kills Teen
July 21, 2009 • By Bob White • The News-Enterprise • Elizabethtown, KY
An Elizabethtown teen died Monday night after a single vehicle wreck on the Martha Layne Collins Blue Grass Parkway about six miles east of the Interstate 65 junction...

Great Falls teen dies after truck flips
July 20, 2009 • By Kimberly Dick • The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) • Lancaster County, SC
A 15-year-old Great Falls boy died Sunday after a pickup truck he was riding in flipped on Camp Creek Road, ejecting him and the juvenile driver, according to the state Highway Patrol...

Ferndale Teen Dies After Rollover Crash Near Deming
July 20, 2009 • 790 KGMI (Bellingham, WA) • Deming, Washington
A Ferndale teen is dead following a rollover crash near Deming Sunday afternoon. The Washington State Patrol reports 19-year-old Vera Kislov was a passenger in a car driven by 19-year-old Elliott Edson, also of Ferndale...

Slowing down, buckling up keeps teens safe
July 19, 2009 • By Annabelle Robertson • The Item • Sumter, S.C.
When William Cribb Sr. said goodbye to his son, William Cribb Jr., on the morning of March 10, the Alcolu pastor had no idea that it was the last time he would ever see his son.

Teen Killed After Crashing into Redwood Falls House
July 17, 2009 • KAAL-TV (Austin, Minnesota) • Redwood Falls, MN
A teenage girl is dead after she crashed her vehicle into a home, which started on fire, Thursday morning in Redwood Falls...

Local Teen Killed in Multiple Vehicle Accident
July 12, 2009 • By Kathleen Cochrane • WJW (FOX; Cleveland, Ohio) • Vermillion, OH
A three car accident in Vermilion leaves one teen dead. It happened Sunday night around 10:30 at the intersection of State Route 60 and Darrow Road...

New Jersey teen dies in I-95 accident
July 12, 2009 • By Joan Hellyer • Bucks County Courier Times • Bucks County, PA
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a one-car accident that left a Paterson, N.J., teenager dead...

Teen Killed in Firey Warren Co. Crash
July 10, 2009 • By Megan Wasmund • WCPO (ABC; Cincinnati, Ohio) • Warren County, OH
A teen boy is dead after a single-vehicle accident in Warren County Thursday night. According to police, the 17-year-old driver ran off the 6400 block of Weidner Road..

Dudley accident leaves driver dead, two teen passengers injured
July 9, 2009 • By Craig S. Semon • Worchester Telegram & Gazette • Worchester, MA
The 19-year-old driver of a car that crashed shortly before 2 a.m. at Pierpont Road and Dudley-Oxford Road has died...

Local teen dies in motorcycle accident
July 6, 2009 • Liberty Tribune • Liberty, MO
A Liberty teen died Saturday, July 4, after being thrown from a motorcycle. At 4:55 p.m., Kyle A. Myers, 18, of Liberty, was riding a motorcycle east on 164th Street in Clay County...

Two Colorado teens, two travelers die in collision
July 6, 2009 • By Jessica Fender • The Denver Post • Wiley, CO
Two Colorado teens and two out-of-state travelers are dead after a head-on collision early Sunday morning on U.S. 287 near Wiley in southeastern Colorado...

Teen killed, three others injured when car slams into trees
July 6, 2009 • KWTX.com  (CBS; Waco, TX) • Rumley, TX
The Texas Department of Public Safety was investigating an accident Sunday that killed one Kempner teen and injured three others...

Horrific night on Mass. Roads:  4 crashes, 8 dead; Victims were all in teens and 20s
July 5, 2009 • By Maria Cramer • The Boston Globe • Boston, MA
Four separate car crashes killed eight people yesterday, casting a pall over a sparkling Fourth of July holiday...

Ohio teen dies in Northampton County car crash
July 4, 2009 • WFMZ-TV (Philadelphia, PA) • Williams Township, PA
A teenager from Ohio is dead after a crash Friday night in Northampton County. The accident happened just before 11:00 p.m. in the 1400 block of Raubsville Road...

1 dead, 7 teens injured after rollover accident
July 1, 2009 • WHAS (ABC; Louisville, KY) • Cherokee Park , KY
Friends and family are mourning the death of a teenager killed in a car crash in Cherokee Park Tuesday night. Seven other people were injured in the crash...

June 2009

St. Marys teen killed in rollover crash
June 29, 2009 • Steve Baker • WHIOtv.com • St. Marys, OH
One teen was killed, another injured in a crash early Monday morning in Auglaize County. The scene was Tri-Township Road, just north of Southland Road, south of St. Marys...

Friends mourn teen crash victim
June 29, 2009 • Mike Clary • Miami Herald • Miami, FL
Antonio Rodriguez, 16, of Miramar was remembered Sunday as ''a great kid, with a heart of gold'' by one of many friends who mourned his death in high-speed weekend car crash in Pembroke Pines...

Teen witnesses friends die in crash
June 29, 2009 • KOB.com (NBC; Albuquerque, NM) • Santa Fe, NM
A Santa Fe teen says he's haunted by a suspected drunk driving crash that killed his friends—a crash he witnessed...

Two-vehicle crash claims life of Newark teen
June 28, 2009 • Nicholas Persac • The News Journal • Bear, DE
An early morning crash in Bear left a 17-year-old from Newark dead, police said.
Kadeem Young was driving a 2001 Dodge Stratus north on Salem Church Road...

Forest Park teen found dead after Maywood crash; autopsy set
June 15, 2009 • Chicago Tribune • Chicago, Illinois
An autopsy Monday could determine if foul play contributed to the death of an Forest Park 18-year-old found dead after a Maywood car accident early Sunday...

Teen recovering after crash killed friends
June 14, 2009 • T.J. Aulds • The Daily News • Texas City, TX
Given all that Priscilla Selvera has been through the past few months, the last thing you would think she would want to hold onto would be something named Crush...

Two teens killed in car crash involving police cruiser
June 13, 2009 • Arielle Becker • The Hartford Courant • Orange, CT
Two 19-year-olds were killed in Orange early this morning after their vehicle was struck by a Milford police cruiser...

Fatal car accident takes the lives of two teens
June 11, 2009 • CBS 13 (Sacramento) • Olivehurst, CA
Two teenagers are dead after their car slammed into a power pole early this morning. Officers say the driver lost control on a turn on Plumas – Arboga Road, just south of Olivehurst...

Two Mass. Teens killed in R.I. car crash
June 11, 2009 • Boston Herald (AP) • Smithfield, RI
Rhode Island state police are investigating whether alcohol played a role in a crash that killed two Massachusetts teenagers and seriously injured a third...

Teen killed in one-car crash
June 8, 2009 • Maggie Borman • The Telegraph • Scottville, IL
A 17-year-old Modesto boy lost control of his car, which landed upside-down in a creek Monday morning, trapping him under water, but authorities said he died before being submerged...

3 teens killed, six injured in car crash
June 7, 2009 • Bradenton Herald • Bradenton, FL
Authorities say at least three teens were killed and six others were injured after the sport utility vehicle they were riding in crashed on Interstate 295 in Jacksonville...

Estero High tragedy:  Two separate accidents take life of one teen, paralyze another
June 7, 2009 • Valli Finney and Leslie Williams • Naples Daily News • Naples, FL
A time of year that should be marked with barbecues and graduation parties is becoming known for hospital visits and memorial services in Estero...

Two teens killed when car hits tree in Wash. Co.
June 7, 2009 • Anna Song • KATU.com • Washington County, OR
Two 18-year-olds were killed Saturday night when the car they were in ran off a Washington County road and struck a tree, authorities said...

Teen girl dies in Butler Co. crash
June 5, 2009 • KSN News (NBC) • Butler County, KS
One teen is dead and another is injured after a car crash in Butler County Friday morning.
The accident happened at around 3:30 a.m. at Haverhill and SW 20th...

Teen killed in high-speed head-on crash
June 4, 2009 • The Billings Gazette • Billings, MT
One teenager is dead and another in critical condition after a head-on collision near Shepherd this afternoon...

Teen killed, 4 injured in car accident
June 1, 2009 • KRCG (CBS) • Lebanon, MO
A 17-year-old Lebanon boy was killed in a truck accident in Laclede County early Sunday morning.
The highway patrol says Matthew Berry, was killed when the pick-up truck he was driving...

Teen siblings killed in Grand Prairie crash
June 1, 2009 • By Eric Aasen• The Dallas Morning News • Dallas, TX
A brother and sister were killed Sunday night when their pickup collided with another vehicle and landed upside down near the Dallas-Tarrant county line in Grand Prairie, authorities said...

Deputies: Joyriding teens crash car, killing 1
June 1, 2009 • KHOU (CBS) • Houston, TX
A teen was dead and two others hospitalized Monday after a single-car crash in Houston.
Deputies said the teens hopped into a Chevy Impala that was left running...

May 2009

Passenger killed, teen driver charged with DWI in North Tonawanda crash
May 30, 2009 • By Maki Becker• The Buffalo News • Buffalo, NY
A 20-year-old man was killed and a 17-year-old woman was hospitalized and facing drunk driving charges following a one-car crash early Saturday morning...

1 teen dead, 2 critical in Madison accident
May 30, 2009• The Chicago Tribune • Madison, WI
One 15-year-old girl has died after a crash involving a drunk driver and a car full of teenagers in Madison, while five other teens were in the hospital on Saturday...

One car rollover kills 16-year-old, another teen critical
May 29, 2009 • By Amy Moore • Beaumont Enterprise • Beaumont, TX
A 16-year-old is dead following a rollover accident on FM 1943 four miles east of Warren Friday afternoon. Ramon Llanes III, 16, of Fred, was killed when the...

Teen dead, three hurt in Melville crash
May 26, 2009 • Newsday • Long Island, New York
A 19-year-old Amityville woman was killed and three other people injured in an early-morning crash in Melville Tuesday, Suffolk County police said...

Teen dies, two others hurt in Route 8 crash
May 26, 2009 • By Michael Mayko• The Connecticut Post • Trumbull, CT
A teenager died and his two friends were injured when their car split in half after it careened off Route 8 near exit 11 and plowed into a tree early Monday...

Crash kills teen days before graduation
May 25, 2009 • By Doug Delony • www.myfoxhouston.com • Houston, TX
Police say reckless driving may have claimed the life of a local teen just days before his high school graduation...

Teen driver killed in fiery crash in Baring
May 24, 2009 • Bangor Daily News • Portland, ME
A teenager was killed Saturday evening when the vehicle he was driving went off the Charlotte Road, hit a tree and caught fire, according to a press release from the Maine State Police...

Teen dies, two others injured, in crash after speeds hit 100 mph
May 23, 2009 • By John Diedrich • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel • Milwaukee, WI
Brian "B.J." Webb Jr. was a small running back with a knack for finding holes for football powerhouse Wisconsin Lutheran High School...

Accident claims CHS senior; vigil to be held at school Tuesday at 7 p.m
May 18, 2009 • By Brian Rapp • The Clayton News-Star • Clayton, NC
For the first time in three years, Clayton High School is dealing with the tragic death of one of its students in an auto accident...

Teen driver dead in crash that splits car in half
May 14, 2009 • KATU-TV • Puyallup, WA
A 19-year-old woman is dead after she collided with another car along River Road near Puyallup, literally slicing her car in half. And troopers believe alcohol might have been a factor...

Plum Teen Thrown from Pickup Bed in Crash Dies; 3 Others Hurt
May 14, 2009 • WTAE-TV • Plum, PA
An 18-year-old student was killed and three other teenagers were injured in a rollover crash while some of them were in the bed of a pickup truck late Wednesday...

Teen charged with killing friends in car accident
May 13, 2009 • By Denisse Salizar • The OC Register • Fullerton, CA
A teenage driver has been charged with killing two friends who were ejected after he lost control of his pickup truck and crashed into a tree, authorities said...

Teen Dead after Joyride with Friend North of Montreal
May 11, 2009 • CTV.ca • Montreal, Canada
A 16-year-old passenger in a stolen car died Sunday night just north of Montreal when the 15-year-old driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed it into a tree...

Crash victim identified
May 10, 2009 • Cape Coral Daily Breeze • Cape Coral, FL
Cape Coral police have released the name of the teen who was fatally injured when the car he was driving crashed into the toll plaza at the Midpoint Bridge late Saturday afternoon...

Teen dies in car accident
May 10, 2009 • By Andrea V. Hernandez • The Ledger-Enquirer • Lafayette, AL
A one-car accident in Chambers County early Saturday has left a Lafayette, Ala., teenager dead. Around 4:45 a.m., Kayla Vines, 18, was travelling north on U.S. 431...

Teen killed and five others injured
May 8, 2009 • WEEK-TV • Peoria, IL
A 16-year-old girl from Minonk was killed Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash near Rutland.
Five other young people were injured, some seriously. They are all students at Fieldcrest schools.

One Teen Dead After Central Illinois Wreck
May 8, 2009 • MyStateLine.com • Minonk, IL
O ne teenager is dead and some others were hospitalized, following a two-vehicle crash in LaSalle County, near Rutland, Thursday afternoon...

Knucklehead of the week:  speeding teen hits the daily double
May 8, 2009 • By John de Leon • Seattle Times • Seattle, WA
A 17-year-old driver hit the daily double on Thursday -- collecting two traffic tickets from two different law enforcement agencies during a single traffic stop...

One teen dead, one injured in midnight wreck
May 5, 2009 • By Derrick Perkins • Union Leader Correspondent • Atkinson, NH
The cause of a car crash that left one local teen dead and another hospitalized early this morning remains under investigation, though state police believe excessive speed contributed...

Teen Charged With DUI Manslaughter
May 4, 2009 • By Jeremy Maready • The Ledger • Lakeland, FL
A Lakeland teen has been charged with DUI manslaughter in a car wreck last fall that left two dead. Patrick Mellan, 17, was arrested Sunday and charged with two counts of DUI manslaughter ...

One-vehicle crash kills Tucson teen
May 3, 2009 • By David L. Teibel • Tuscon Citizen • Tucson, Arizona
A teen was killed and his passenger is recovering from injuries sustained in a one vehicle crash over the weekend, Tucson police said...

Hudson teen’s driving mistake hits home
May 2, 2009 • By Jeff Malachowski • The Metro West Daily News • Hudson, MA
Jayne Lombardo watched a car drive past her Chestnut Street home and began to cross the street like she has done hundreds of times, but this time her life would be dramatically changed...

Northport girl in serious condition after SUV crash
May 2, 2009 • By Matthew Chayes • Newsday • Northport, NY
A 17-year-old Northport girl was hospitalized in serious condition Saturday morning after her sport utility vehicle spun sideways into the opposite lanes of traffic...

Two Teens Hurt after their Car Runs into a Train
May 1, 2009 • By Jennifer Montenegro • The Kansas CW • Wichita, KS
A teen is recovering after her car collided with a train overnight.
The crash happened shortly after 10:30 Thursday night near Second and Glenn in Wichita...

April 2009

Students grieve after crash kills, injures Bryan Station classmates
April 29, 2009 • By Ashlee Clark, Jim Warren and Karla Ward
The Lexington Herald-Leader • Lexington, KY
Groups of Bryan Station High School students made their way to University of Kentucky Hospital Tuesday, too distraught to stay in school, to keep vigil for three classmates...

Law Aims to Ease Identifying Teenage Drivers
April 26, 2009 • By Robert Strauss • The New York Times • Princeton, NJ
SHE is a high school freshman now, but very soon Susannah Greenblatt will be getting her driver’s permit and then her provisional license...

Mourning father supports national teen driving laws
April 24, 2009 • By Kate Ryan • WTOP News • Washington, DC
"Five kids in a car with a new driver, on a country road, at night. This is a recipe for disaster."
No one knows that better than Thomas Didone...

Teens compete in safe driving contest
April 22, 2009 • By Valerie Myers • Erie Times-News • Erie, Pennsylvania
Professional driver Dale Knox led the way Tuesday morning through a driver's obstacle course in the parking lot of Grace Church on Grubb Road in McKean Township...

Monticello teen faces homicide charge in fatal crash
April 21, 2009 • By Paul Walsh • Star Tribune • Minnesota
A 17-year-old Monticello boy was charged Monday in the death of a woman whose car he smashed into at more than 100 miles per hour after he allegedly became falling-down drunk...

Teen arrested after crashing into Redwood City house
April 18, 2009 • By Shaun Bishop • Palo Alto Daily News • California
A teenage motorist who struck a pedestrian and crashed into a Redwood City house Thursday night as she was fleeing from a police officer was arrested for reckless driving and other crimes...

TEENS DEAL WITH LIFE ISSUES: Driving stats are sobering
April 17, 2009 • By Kevin McClintock • Carthage Press • Carthage, MO
It was only a portion of a video shown to high school students, but for the parents and grandparents attending Monday’s Open House at the Carthage High School, it was enough...

The carlet letter? NJ tags new drivers with decal
April 16, 2009 • The Associated Press • Trenton, NJ
Would you drive any differently if you knew there was a teenager behind the wheel of the car in front of you? You might find out soon...

Teen-driving curbs advance
April 16, 2009 • By Niki Kelly • The Journal Gazette • Indianapolis, IN
Many teenagers would no longer be allowed to talk or text on cell phones while driving under a bill that overwhelmingly passed in the House on Wednesday...

Commercial shot in Davie drives home toll of teen drinking
April 16, 2009 • By Hannah Sampson • The Miami Herald • Davie, FL
Hundreds of teens took part in a driving safety event in Davie Thursday that ended with the filming of a commercial highlighting the risks of drinking and driving...

Teen Driver Charged in Hit-and-Run
April 14, 2009 • By Kate Duffy • WCAX NEWS • South Burlington, VT
A shattered windshield suggests just how hard the car struck a 14-year-old girl Monday night.
Police say 19-year-old Wesley Mercy was trying to pass another car on Butler Drive...

Middletown teen crashes, dies while fleeing police
April 12, 2009 • Delaware Online
A 17-year-old Middletown girl was killed in a one-vehicle rollover accident around 1:10 this morning, allegedly as she attempted to elude police officers.

NJ bill stems from fatal car crash of 17-year-old
April 12, 2009 • By Eli Segall • The Associated Press • Trenton, NJ
Drivers involved in accidents in which someone dies or is seriously hurt would have to take a sobriety test under a bill recently introduced in the New Jersey Legislature...

OMG! New state law bans texting while driving
April 10, 2009 • By John Mott Coffey • The Commercial Dispatch • Jackson, MS
Gov. Haley Barbour this week approved a bill to make Mississippi one of at least 10 states banning young drivers from text-messaging...

Safety begins with enough sleep
April 9, 2009 • By Richard Russell • Globe Auto
Drowsy driving has been identified as a major contributor to the highway crash, injury and death tolls.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it is the root cause...

Teen driving deaths: 40% fewer teen deaths reported last year than 2007
April 8, 2009 • By Ashley Rueff • Chicago Tribune • Springfield, IL
Sixty-two fewer teenagers died on Illinois roads last year than 2007 thanks largely to new driving laws aimed at keeping teens safe on the road, state officials said Tuesday...

Texting at 80 mph: :-(
April 7, 2009 • By Justin Peeper • The Bluffton News-Banner
An essential part of any good road trip across the United States involves playing games in the car to help pass the time...

Wren student deaths are reminder of community's tragic past
April 4, 2009 • By Anna Simon • The Greenville News
New names are being added to Wren High's memorial wall after three young people perished in just over three weeks in a community already too familiar with grief...

Teen driving doesn't need to be risky
April 3, 2009 • Santa Maria Times
Santa Barbara County public safety officials are making the rounds at local high schools with a program called "Every 15 Minutes."...

Can a Speed Demon tame teen drivers?
April 2, 2009 • By Hiawatha Bray • The Boston Globe
A young inventor's gadget lets parents track kids behind the wheel
My cellphone buzzed all the way to Lunenburg. Serves me right for speeding...

Teen driver in San Mateo crash that killed taxi driver to be tried as adult
April 1, 2009 • By Jessica Bernstein-Wax • Palo Alto Daily News
A judge has decided to try as an adult a 17-year-old boy charged with striking and killing a taxi driver in San Mateo last October while under the influence of drugs and alcohol...

Kansas increases teen driving age to 16 1/2
April 1, 2009 • By Chad Frey • The Newton Kansan
The Kansas Legislature recently passed a bill raising the driving age to 16 1/2, or 17 depending on if a teen driver has a restricted license...

March 2009

A GeekDad Goes Low-Tech With Teen Driving
March 31, 2009 • By Russ Neumeier • WIRED
Driving In the very near future we will have our first GeekTeen driver in our home. One with a full driver's license instead of the learner's permit that is presently being carried...

Two crashes claim lives of teen drivers
March 29, 2009 • By Margaret F. Bonafide And Matthew McGrath • Asbury Park Press
Two teen drivers — 19 and 17 — were killed in Ocean County in separate accidents Friday night and early Saturday morning...

Unlicensed teen driver hits 12-year-old student near island middle school
March 26, 2009 • By Josh Lanier • The Island Packet • South Carolina
A 16-year-old driver without a license struck and injured a 12-year-old girl as she walked to Hilton Head Island Middle School on Wednesday morning...

Most Fatalities in Teen Crashes Are Not the Drivers
March 26, 2009 • FORBES
Stats show safety programs need to be extended to others on road as well, study finds.
Only one-third of people killed in fatal crashes involving teen drivers are the drivers themselves...

Safe Driving Education Should Be Part of Routine Teen Physicals, Hopkins Children's Experts Say
March 24, 2009 • Baltimore, MD
The "are you driving yet?" talk should become part of every pediatrician's regular physical exam for teenagers, Hopkins Children's experts say...

Teen driver in wreck charged with drag racing
March 24, 2009 • By Bruno Matarazzo Jr. • The Salem News • Massachusetts
The driver of a Ford Mustang involved in a fiery crash on Fort Avenue that sent three people to a Boston hospital was charged by police yesterday...

Teen takes mom's SUV for joy ride
March 23, 2009 • By Kelly Day • The Star Press • Muncie, IN
A Muncie teenager was in custody Sunday after she took an early-morning spin in her mother's sport-utility vehicle...

Teen driver texting ban needed for better safety
March 23, 2009 • The Daily Leader • Mississippi
Obtaining a driver's license is a significant rite of passage for nearly every young person.
In Mississippi, that process involves a three-step transition from a learner's permit...

If you drank as a teen, don't tell your kids
March 23, 2009 • By Lylah M. Alphonse • Boston Globe
I was a pretty tame teenager — just ask my mom. Or my brothers, who would say that as long as "tame" = "goody-goody" then they'd agree...

Are Laws Enough to Keep Teen Driver Safe?
March 22, 2009 • By Lauren Trager • KARK 4 News
It’s been a red letter year for safety on the roads. The Arkansas Legislature has passed three major driving bills so far this session: one that requires that people wear seat belts...

Police: Teen Was Driving Drunk From Sweet 16 Tourney
March 20, 2009 • LEX 18 News • Lexington, Kentucky
Police say the teenager behind the wheel of the car that crashed Wednesday night on the Bluegrass Parkway was under the influence and speeding...

Teens get crash course in driving safety
March 19, 2009 • By Michael Acker • North Brunswick Sentinel • New Jersey
Safe-driving advocates recently reminded young drivers of the responsibility they accept when driving on local roads and highways...

Car crashes leading cause of death in Americans ages 16 to 19
March 16, 2009 • By Arrianee LeBeau • KVAL News • Eugene, OR
A local family has launched a program to help keep teen drivers safe.
Now that their own son is getting his license, they will use the system on him.

House tries ban on teen drivers' texts
March 16, 2009 • Rep. Robert Johnson • Natchez Democrat
House members this week tried to improve Mississippi’s poor teen driving record by extending the licensing age and banning cell phone-texting for some drivers. The state ranks second in the country in teenage driving deaths, and several tragic accidents have occurred in recent years among teenagers.

New rules put Safe Rides in jeopardy
March 15, 2009 • By Meredith Blake • Greenwich Time
"Tons of students rely on," the program, she said. "It's really, really, important. It's a program that actually saves lives."

Hope alive for texting-and-driving ban
March 15, 2009 • LaReeca Rucker • Clarion Ledger
His last text message was "Jeremiah. Come to my house. We're going swimming."
Drew Denney, 17, sent it a moment before he lost control of his vehicle...

Green light: Driver's ed in America turns 75
March 14, 2009 • By Genaro C. Armas • Associated Press
In the 75 years since State High began offering the nation's first driver's ed course, the cars have changed. The anxiety of taking the wheel for the first time hasn't...

House votes to tell teens to hang up while driving
March 12, 2009 • The Associated Press • Atlanta, GA
Teenage drivers, be warned: Texting and talking while driving could soon be off-limits in Georgia.
The House voted 138-34 Thursday to ban drivers under 18 from texting and making calls...

New teen drivers laws are making roads safer
By Tom Ripley • KIVI-TV • Boise, Idaho
Over the last decade, the challenge of keeping teenage drivers safe has come to the forefront, and new efforts are already paying dividends...

Kansas Senate close to passing limits on teen drivers
March 12, 2009 • By Jeannine Koranda • The Witchita Eagle • Topeka, KS
A fifth of car accidents in Kansas involve teenage drivers.
A bill that has passed the House would phase in driving privileges for teens...

Teen Driving week promotes safety behind the wheel
March 11, 2009 • By Jenifer Gee • Auburn Journal
They’re more at risk for a fatal collision, and they usually ending up harming others more than they do themselves...

Program brings teen-driving message to East County
March 9, 2009 • By Debbi Baker • San Diego Union-Tribune • San Diego, CA
A program to educate teen drivers about some of the devastating consequences of driving while distracted was kicked off at Steele Canyon High School Monday...

Tips To Keep Teens Safe While Driving
March 9, 2009 • wjactv.com • Pennsylvania
Two major crashes this week involving teenagers in the area are prompting concern among law enforcement that teens may not be taking the dangers of driving seriously...

Line blurry on privacy, safety of kids
March 9, 2009 • By Lisa Miller • The Daily Star • New York
Parents today have more ways than ever to keep tabs on their children.
With the right gadgets, it only takes a few clicks for tech-savvy parents to find out...

Text-messaging teen driver causes accident with bus, East Grand Rapids police say
March 5, 2009 • Michigan Live • East Grand Rapids, MI
A 19-year-old East Grand Rapids woman was text-messaging before her car sideswiped a Rapid GO! Bus this morning on Breton Road SE near Englewood Drive..

Supporters hold rally for teen driving bill
March 4, 2009 • MSNBC • Indianapolis, IN
A rally was held at the Statehouse Wednesday in support of a bill that would place more limits on teen drivers...

Teen Beauty Queen Suspended For Drinking Incident
March 4, 2009 • Associated Press • Wolcott, CT
The reign of Miss Connecticut Outstanding Teen is on hold because of an underage drinking incident at her Wolcott home...

Teen leads police on high-speed chase
March 1, 2009 • By Alyssa Ivanson • WANE • Fort Wayne, IN
An Indianapolis teenager is behind bars today after leading police on a high-speed chase.
Police say it all happened near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway...

February 2009

Bridgestone gears up teen safety programs
February 25, 2009 • By John McCormick • Detroit News • Detroit, MI
As a parent, one of life's more daunting challenges is preparing teenage children to drive. From personal experience I can attest that seeing a 17-year-old daughter head out on the road...

Teen Driver Cited After Oldsmar School Bus Wreck
February 25, 2009 • By Stephen Thompson • The Tampa Tribune • Tampa, FL
A teenager has been cited after the car she was driving rear-ended another car, pushing it under a school bus that had stopped this morning on Curlew Road...

Blood Alcohol Level released on teen driver
February 24, 2009 • KJCT-TV 8 • Colorado
We have learned, the Colorado State Patrol released the toxicology results on a teen driver killed in a roll-over accident.

Highway patrol kicks off operation to save teen drivers
February 23, 2009 • By Sarah Nagem • The News & Observer • Clayton, NC
Ron Smith, a senior at Clayton High School, knows all too well what it’s like to attend a friend’s funeral. In the last two years, Smith, 18, has had five friends die in car crashes...

Teen Escapes Fiery Crash in Stolen Car
February 20, 2009 • MSNBC • Chicago, IL
A 16-year-old driver is lucky to be alive after he drove a stolen car into a tree, causing the vehicle to burst into flames...

Ridgefield teens recognized for safe driving video
February 20, 2009 • By Sandra Diamond Fox • The News-Times • Danbury, CT
Stacey Oliver, 16, likes to keep up with the latest news on teenage driving safety laws.
Thanks to her efforts--and to those of four other Ridgefield High School students...

Graduated Driver's Licensing Program reduces fatalities, gives more practice opportunities for teen drivers
February 18, 2009 • By Paulina Guziewicz • Northern Star • DeKalb, IL
The good old days of getting a driver's license in three months are over after a new teen driving policy took effect in early 2008...

Texting teen driver admits hitting woman, baby on sidewalk
February 17, 2009 • Billings Gazette • Billings, MT
A Billings teenager who struck a woman and her toddler on a sidewalk while text messaging as he drove pleaded guilty this morning in Youth Court...

New online platform from Bridgestone promotes teen driver safety education
February 17, 2009 • Motor Age
Start your engines and rev up your computers: Bridgestone has officially unveiled its new online driver safety program at the Chicago Auto Show...

Chicago Auto Show: Bridgestone Wants Teens to Think Before They Drive
February 13, 2009 • By Sherrice Gilsbach • Mother Proof
Bridgestone is upping its commitment to helping teens drive safely with its website, ThinkBeforeYouDrive. The website offers youth-oriented driver’s safety games...

Bridgestone: ‘Think Before You Drive’
February 12, 2009 • Tire Review • Akron, OH
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. officially unveiled its new online driver safety program at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show...

Officials crack down on booze-serving parents
February 12, 2009 • By Stephanie Chen • CNN • Atlanta, GA
Shortly after midnight on January 24, a 16-year old boy from Powder Springs, Georgia, crashed his car into an oncoming vehicle. Garrett Reed, a star football player at Harrison High School, died instantly...

Md., Va. Aim Bills At Young Drivers
February 11, 2009 • By Fredrick Kunkle and Anita Kumar • The Washington Post • Washington, DC
Maryland teenagers might have to wait longer before getting a driver's license, while those in Virginia could be asked to pocket their cellphones...

Bridgestone: 'Think before you drive'
February 11, 2009 • Modern Tire Dealer
Bridgestone Americas Inc.'s new on-line driver safety program, "Think Before You Drive," includes a Web site, www.thinkbeforeyoudrive.org...

Making a 'Slam Dunk' for teen driving safety
February 11, 2009 • By Dan Kegley/Staff • SWVA Today • Virginia
The hulk of a wrecked compact car sits in front of Chilhowie High School, the twisted-metal embodiment of every parent's nightmare...

Teen crash death spurs campaign
February 11, 2009 • By Jeff Wiehe • The Journal Gazette • Fort Wayne, IN
They gather around the jersey before every game, their arms slung around their shoulders while a No. 10 lies on the floor before them...

"Think Before You Drive" Arrives At Chicago Auto Show
February 11, 2009 • PRESS RELEASE
Start your engines and rev up your computers: Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM) today officially unveiled its new online driver safety program at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show...

Parents of teen killed by suspected drunk driver push for stronger legislation
February 10, 2009 • KHOU.com • Houston, TX
The parents of a northwest Houston teenager, who was  killed by a suspected drunk driver, say they are on a mission to keep other families from knowing their pain...

Boyle: Teen drivers, slow down and buckle up
February 9, 2009 • By John Boyle • Citizen-times.com • Asheville, NC
I've written this column before, but I think it's worth writing again.
In fact, I could pretty much write this column every week...

New bumper sticker helps track teen drivers
February 9, 2009 • By Kiersten Throndsen • KBCI-TV • Boise, ID
Parents can't always be with their teen once they start driving. But now an Eagle woman says parents can keep a close eye on what their teen is doing behind the wheel...

Stepped-up patrol efforts help save lives
February 5, 2009 • By Larry Copeland, David Unze, Laura Bruno and Karl Puckett • USA TODAY
Nearly every state that recorded a drop in traffic deaths last year attributes part of the decline to Americans driving less. But highway patrol chiefs, traffic safety directors...

Can new Bluetooth tech save teen lives?
February 5, 2009 • By Eric Bland • MSNBC
Teenagers are notorious for bad driving and animated cell phone conversations, and doing the two simultaneously is an especially deadly mix...

Program that offers North Shore teens a safe ride home is up and running again
February 5, 2009 • By Tara Malone • Chicago Tribune • Chicago, IL
A year after it was briefly shut down, a program that offers a safe ride home on weekend nights for North Shore teenagers is back in business and the phones are ringing off the hooks...

Fatalities High Among Pennsylvania Teen Drivers
February 4, 2009 • By Bradley Vasoli • The Bulletin • Philadelphia, PA
Recent data from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) concerning on-road teen fatalities suggests the need for more stringent rules for young drivers...

Committee Sends Driver Text-messaging Ban to Senate
February 2, 2009 • By Mark Carter • Arkansas Business • Arkansas
Bills prohibiting drivers from text messaging and drivers under 18 from using a cell phone made it one step closer to becoming Arkansas law on Monday.

Parents: Help your teenagers learn to drive
February 1, 2009 • THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN • Southern Colorado
Every couple of years or so, I use this space to criticize the loss of the most important class that isn't taught in our high schools: driver's education...

January 2009

Caution on teen driving urged after death of 16-year-old
January 30, 2009 • The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • Atlanta, GA
When her sons began driving, Cobb County mother Lori Fowler laid down the rules: Call when you get where you’re going and call when you leave to come home ...

Deadly mix: Cell phones and teen drivers
January 30, 2009 • Mooresville Tribune • Mooresville, NC
Tuesday's horrific crash on I-77 in Mooresville, claiming the life of a 21-year-old Huntersville man and critically injuring his 30-year-old Mooresville passenger ...

Psychology: Teen brains not ideally equipped for driving
January 29, 2009 • THE CAPITAL • Annapolis, MD
It continues to be an unfortunate fact that driving accidents remain the leading cause of death for teenagers in our country ...

Wait for license saving lives?
January 29, 2009 • Chicago Sun-Times • Chicago, IL
Rafael Mendez, a 15-year-old St. Patrick High School sophomore, said he doesn't mind waiting nine months between getting his driver's permit and getting his license if it makes him a better driver ...

Steer teens toward driving responsibly
January 28, 2009 • Centre Daily • Pennsylvania
One of the biggest challenges for any parent in dealing with your teenage children is to teach them to drive safely ...

Teen driving bill passes Senate panel
January 27, 2009 • Associated Press • Indianapolis, IN
A bill that would ban drivers under 18 from using cell phones and impose other restrictions on teenage drivers passed a state Senate committee Tuesday ...

Teen Cell Phone Use While Driving Targeted by Texas Bill
January 27, 2009 • Insurance Journal • Texas
Texas State Rep. Solomon Ortiz, Jr. has filed legislation to keep teen drivers safe by limiting their use of cell phones and other portable devices while driving ...

California's strict traffic laws hard to enforce on teen drivers
January 26, 2009 • The Fresno Bee • Fresno, CA
Sixteen-year-old Amber was behind the wheel of her brother's Toyota sedan when she sped down a country road and crashed into a wrought-iron fence ...

Cause for reflection
January 26, 2009 • Ocala Star-Banner • Ocala, FL
Joseph Callahan can't lie. He used to drive fast, recklessly, doing stupid stuff he says teenagers are known for doing ...

Legislation Proposed To Limit Teen Cell Phone Use While Driving
January 23, 2009 • MSNBC • Corpus Christi, TX
State Representative Solomon Ortiz, Jr. has filed a bill to limit cell phone use by teenagers while they're driving ...

Hard lessons from teen fatalities
January 22, 2009 • Argus-Courier Editorial • Petaluma, CA
Just two weeks ago, we were compelled to comment in this space about the death of a teenager who was under the influence of alcohol at a New Year’s Eve party ...

Unicam Bill Would Change Teen Driving Permit Law
January 20, 2009 • Associated Press • Omaha, NE
Nebraska teens without full drivers' licenses may be able to drive to more than just school. A proposed bill would allow teens with driving permits to also drive to and from work ...

Practice What You Preach To Teen Drivers
January 19, 2009 • WBZ TV - CBS affiliate • Boston, MA
It's no secret that teenagers and cars can be a dangerous mix.
Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 20 ...

Lawmakers ponder reinstating exam for driver's license
January 14, 2009 • The Advocate • Stamford, CT
Families who have spent the past six months adapting to the state's new teen driving laws may have to contend with another change ...

Scholarship fund created in memory of car accident victim
January 13, 2009 • PRO8News.com • Laredo, TX
In Texas there are an average of 525 teen fatalities every year.
Now with the teens in the driver seat organization there has been a drop by 20 percent ...

National Safety Council Calls for Nationwide Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving
January 12, 2009 • PR Newswire
The National Safety Council today is calling on motorists to stop using cell phones and messaging devices while driving, and is urging businesses to enact policies ...

Julie Lynem: Teen traffic deaths bring grief to county
January 10, 2009 • San Luis Obispo Tribune • San Luis Obispo, CA
It seems cruel that in a split second, without any warning, a life can be lost, forever changing the lives of those left behind. No one understands this more than the families and friends ...

THP to teach driving class at MTCS
January 9, 2009 • Murfreesboro Post • Murfreesboro, TN
The Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will deliver the “Between the Barrels” presentation to 100 high school students ...

Today's Healthy Child: Teen Drivers
January 9, 2009 • Little Rock, AR
According to AAA, 16-year-olds have higher crash rates than drivers of any other age. That's what makes it so scary for parents to hand over the keys ...

Report Shows Teen Driving Deaths are Down
January 8, 2009 • ABC News • Baltimore, MD
Statistics show the number of fatal accidents in the Baltimore region involving drivers between the ages of 16 and 20 fell sharply between 2003 and 2007 ...

Crash course in driver's education
January 8, 2009 • NY Community Herald
Drivers ages 16 to 19 are four times more likely than adults to crash a motor vehicle, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control ...

16 step home study Teen Driving Course offered at no cost
January 7, 2009 • Indy Star • Indianapolis, IN
Car accidents are the leading cause of severe injuries and death among teenagers all across the U.S. and inexperience is the leading factor in these accidents ...

Fewer teen drivers causing serious accidents
January 7, 2009 • Baltimore Examiner • Baltimore, MD
Mackenzie Papoi, 15, of Parkville, who only had a learner's permit, died Dec. 22 when she drove head-on into a Hummer after driving the wrong way on I-795 ...

Teens wary of cellphone ban
January 6, 2009 • The Citizen • Fayetteville, GA
A local legislator who wants to outlaw cellphone use by drivers under 18 took his case to that very age group Monday night in Peachtree City ...

Teacher writes lesson for parents, teen drivers
January 4, 2009 • Neighborhood Star • Chicago, IL
Before Don Stuart died in 2002, he would talk to his twin brother, Ron, about the idea of writing a book on how to educate parents on the right way to teach driving skills to their teenage children ...

AP survey: N.D. lawmakers back teen driving restrictions
January 3, 2009 • GrandForksHerald.com • Grand Forks, ND
North Dakota lawmakers strongly support toughening state laws that govern teenage drivers, and many favor raising the state’s 14-year-old minimum driving age ...

Teen Driving Bill to go before Texas Legislature this month
January 2, 2009 • KXII • Sherman, TX
Texas leads the nation in teen auto fatalities. Now state leaders and concerned citizens are working to prevent these tragic accidents ...

Joyride kills underage driver and his friend
January 2, 2009 • St Louis Post-Dispatch • St. Louis, MO
Anthony Dunlap, 15, was killed in a car accident on Friday, Jan. 2. He was a passenger in a car driven by his 14-year-old friend ...