COLUMBIA – Students from 12 Missouri high schools will participate in a mock DWI crash on July 27 during the TRACTION – teens taking action to prevent traffic crashes, youth traffic safety leadership training conference in Columbia July 26-28. Assisting in the mock crash will be Columbia Fire Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Parker-Millard Funeral Home, Missouri State Highway Patrol and MU Ambulance Service.
WHO: Students from the following 12 high schools: La Monte, Fatima, Sheldon, Harrisonville, Liberty, Washington, Madison, Dixon, East Buchanan, North Shelby, Exeter, and Carrollton"
WHAT: TRACTION – teens taking action to prevent traffic crashes, Youth Traffic Safety Leadership Training Mock DWI Crash
WHEN: Friday, July 27, 2018, 10:45 a.m.
WHERE: Stoney Creek Inn, Columbia, Missouri
WHY: From 2015-2017, there were 38 fatal crashes and 135 serious injury crashes involving a substance-impaired driver under 21 years of age. There were 53 people killed and 184 seriously injured in these crashes.
TRACTION – teens taking action to prevent traffic crashes, is a statewide program sponsored by the Missouri Department of Transportation and the Cape Girardeau Police Department and is committed to empowering youth to promote safe driving habits for youth while preventing underage drinking, drinking and driving, driver inattention and promoting safety belt usage.
After an initial training session, TRACTION youth create and implement action plans for school and community activities in an effort to reduce unsafe driving habits and the death and serious injury resulting from traffic crashes.
TRACTION is available to all schools in Missouri. For more information about how your school can become involved in this program call 1-800-800-BELT (2358).
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