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A study conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety determined that in a teen’s first month of driving by themselves after receiving their driver’s license, they are 50 percent more likely to crash than they are after a year. As parents may no longer be in the passenger seat, the teen is more likely to succumb to common driver distractions, such as talking to other passengers, using a cell phone, or play [...]

One teen was driving and another was killed on February 19 in Chester County, PA. According to Philly.com, a 17-year-old was driving a pickup truck and drove into oncoming traffic, striking a 19-year-old woman driving a BMW. According to police, excessive speeding by the pickup truck driver was likely a factor in the fatal accident. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), car crashes are [...]

A recent study on teen driving reported that 681,000 people were involved in accidents in 2008 where a teenager was driving. An article in The Times Herald states that the study showed that over 40,000 people were injured and nearly 30 percent of those who died in the crashes were cyclists, pedestrians, or occupants of other vehicles. In Pennsylvania in 2009, 41 percent of single vehicle crashes involved teen driv [...]

Many parents who have lost children in fatal Pennsylvania car accidents are calling on legislators to pass House Bill 67, which would prohibit teen drivers from using a cell phone while driving and having more than one non-family teen in the vehicle. But legislators aren’t listening, according to The Mercury. The parents of two teens who were killed last year started working toward teen driving law reform just a [...]

On November 23, a 16-year-old crashed his SUV and killed two teenage friends. The teen is accused of being under the influence of marijuana at the time of the crash. The Chester County Court Juvenile Master decided that the teen should remain at the Chester County Youth Center until an adjudication hearing. The Assistant District Attorney argued that the teenager recently posted entries on Facebook indicating tha [...]

On November 23, a 16-year-old crashed his SUV and killed two teenage friends. The teen is accused of being under the influence of marijuana at the time of the crash. The Chester County Court Juvenile Master decided that the teen should remain at the Chester County Youth Center until an adjudication hearing. The Assistant District Attorney argued that the teenager recently posted entries on Facebook indicating tha [...]

Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash on April 6 with two cars that were drag racing. According to this article on Delcotimes.com, detectives believe that the two cars were street racing on Route 273 in Delaware. The article reported that as the cars ran a red light, one of them struck a 16-year-old teen from Newark, DE and he died at the scene. The drivers fled the scene of the accid [...]