According to news sources, 5 people have been reported injured in a car crash that occurred at the Foothill Farms intersection Tuesday morning. The California Highway Patrol has reported that a 17-year-old boy and his 16-year-old sister were driving westbound in a Jeep Cherokee when their car collided with another vehicle. The driver reportedly claimed that he had temporarily lost his ability to see because of the sun glare. The other vehicle, a Mitsubishi sedan, was driven by a 22-year-old (read more)
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21
Sep
2011
Crash In Sacramento County Injures 5
16
Sep
2011
New Findings On Teen Driving Restrictions
A nationwide study found lower fatal crash rates amongst teenagers under 18 years of age facing more stringent licensing laws than 18-year-olds who no longer faced the restrictions enforced by graduated licensing programs, according to news sources. The study stands contrary to the conventional wisdom of the past two decades which seemed to suggest that tough licensing laws helped lower fatal crash rates amongst all teenagers. Earlier studies have focused their attention only on crashes involving 16-year-olds. The study reportedly (read more)
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03
Jun
2011
Tips that Can Save Your Teen Driver’s Life
News reports from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say that 3,081 fatal traffic accidents occurred in 2009 on California’s highways. Of those accidents, 351 involved drivers between the ages of 16 and 20 in some capacity. Here’s some information that could help your teen stay safe on the road. For emergency first response crews, it’s a scene that’s become all too common. They arrive upon a horrific accident where firefighters have to extricate the vehicle’s occupants with the jaws-of-life, (read more)
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12
Jan
2011
Safety Taught to Teen Drivers
The California Highway Patrol, along with Fallbrook Sheriff’s substation, are working together to teach safe driving practices to teenagers.
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10
Jan
2011
Unlicensed Teenager Wrecks Car, Four Injured
A teenager from Bakersfield was killed on Friday illegally driving in an early morning crash. Four others were hurt.
Read MoreA mock car accident was staged to show teenagers the dangers of drunken driving, and their affect on peers.
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