What: Teen Driver Safety
When: Thursday, 4/15/2010 5:00pm
Where: Sacramento Native American Health Center, Inc.
2020 J Street Sacramento, CA 95811 2nd Floor
Facilitated by: Jasper Begay, California Highway Patrol
Please no youth under the age of 13 due to the graphic nature of the film “Red Asphalt V”
Gearing up for Teen Driving Safety Week, state officials today will announce the start of a public awareness campaign to reduce the number of California teenagers killed in car accidents every year.
A program called Impact Teen Drivers will begin targeting sophomores at public high schools with information and materials to influence driving habits and cut down on the rate of teen driver accidents, the leading cause of death for youths, according to a press release from Impact Teen Drivers organizers.
Jack O'Connell, state superintendent of schools, CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow, a member of the California Teachers Association and the mother of an accident victim are scheduled to announce the program at 10 a.m. in Room 1190 at the Capitol.
Teen Driving Safety Week begins the week of April 14.
According to a recently released study from the American Automobile Association, crashes in California involving drivers 15 to 17 years old cost $2.8 billion, including medical expenses, loss of life and other damages. The study, based on 2006 figures, reported that teenagers in this group were involved in 66,785 crashes that resulted in 177 fatalities and 27,869 injuries.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/crime/archives/2008/04/high-school-sop.html#ixzz0kKbAzyJ7