Troopers Kick Off "Drive to Live" Campaign
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Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2015 · News & Politics
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- With prom season right around the corner, the Highway Patrol is working to reduce the number of teen traffic accidents. They've kicked off a program called operation Drive to Live. Last year, the patrol investigated nearly 50,000 car crashes involving drivers and passengers between 15 and 19 years old. Those accidents resulted in 113 fatalities. "What we're seeing as we investigate more accidents with teen drivers is they're just inexperienced and just not used to traveling in these types of vehicles," Trooper Kelly Rhodes said. "They just don't realize it takes time to slow this stuff down." As part of the program troopers will be conducting traffic safety education programs at high schools across the state. _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
