AS “NATIONAL TEEN DRIVER SAFETY WEEK” GETS UNDERWAY…..OFFICIALS ARE RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT A TROUBLING TREND IN KENTUCKY…..AS THE
COMMONWEALTH HAS REPORTED ONE OF THE HIGHEST NUMBERS OF TEENAGE DRIVING FATALITIES IN THE NATION FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR…..
OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS….THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 48-THOUSAND CRASHES INVOLVING TEEN DRIVERS….LEADING TO 13-THOUSAND INJURIES AND
210 DEATHS……
OFFICIALS SAY MANY OF THESE CRASHES CAN BE TRACED TO PREVENTABLE BEHAVIORS….. ESPECIALLY DISTRICT DRIVING…..WHICH IS THE NUMBER ONE
ISSUE……NOT ONLY FOR TEEN DRIVERS….BUT ADULT DRIVERS AS WELL…..
