THIS IS……NATIONAL TEEN DRIVER SAFETY WEEK…….AND KENTUCKY OFFICIALS ARE JOINING IN THE EFFORT TO PROTECT YOUNG DRIVERS AND SAVE LIVES BY ENCOURAGING
TEENS TO BUCKLE UP, STAY FOCUSED BEHIND THE WHEEL AND TALK WITH THEIR PARENTS ABOUT SAFE DRIVING BEHAVIORS….
OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS IN THE COMMONWEALTH…..THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 49-THOUSAND CRASHES INVOLVING A TEENAGE DRIVER…..RESULTING IN MORE THAN
13-THOUSAND INJURIES AND 197 DEATHS…..
VEHICLE ACCIDENTS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR TEENS IN THE UNITED STATES….. AS THEY ARE INVOLVED IN THREE TIMES AS MANY FATAL CRASHES AS ALL
OTHER DRIVERS…..