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HEALTH OUT LOUD! POCKET the PHONE...or POCKET the TICKET
Teen Distracted Driving Campaign Contest Winner Congratulations to Micaela Swenson from Discovery Middle School for being selected as the 2012 contest winner with her contest entry, POCKET the PHONEor...
Posted on 4/17/12 at 10:49 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Body bag designed to get teens' attention
The Public Safety Department wants to get teens attention in a new television spot, and putting a young person who is texting in a body bag could do it. One of two anti-texting public service spots, ...
Posted on 4/15/11 at 3:15 PM
Driving home a tragic lesson
Although the crash, the blood and the screams were all fake, the lesson they delivered was all too real.
Don’t send text messages when you are driving. It could cost a life.
By Al Edenloff , May 17, 2013
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Local teens urged to enter safe driving contest
Teens in Douglas County are encouraged to enter the 2013 poster and video contest to encourage their peers to buckle up or learn the dangers of distracted driving.
March 15, 2013
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Dnt txt n drv – Student/parent event focuses on distracted driving
Attendees were able to experience the dangers associated with distracted driving in a safe, controlled environment. Teens each took a spin in a go-cart while exchanging text messages with their parents.
By Tara Bitzan , May 25, 2012
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Discovery student's texting warning wins contest
Distracted driving poses a serious safety risk to drivers of all ages, and particularly to relatively inexperienced teen drivers.
One Discovery Middle School student is doing her part to spread the message about this dangerous behavior.
April 20, 2012
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Driver accused of texting before fatal crash in Parkers
An 18-year-old driver in a head-on crash that killed Lucille Vogt, 77, of Parkers Prairie last September is accused of sending text messages minutes before the collision.
By Al Edenloff , February 09, 2011
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A lesson that will linger: Staged crash teaches life lessons
A two-car crash on Friday afternoon left one Alexandria teen dead and an Alexandria mother severely injured. Four other teenagers and a 4th grader, all from Alexandria, were also injured in the crash.
By Celeste Beam , May 26, 2010
Survey shows scope of distracted driving problem
Do you ever eat, drink or smoke while you are driving?
Do you ever talk on a cell phone while you’re driving?
How about sending or reading text messages or using your computer? Do you do any of those tasks while you’re behind the wheel?
By Celeste Beam , March 26, 2010
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Accident waiting to happen?
A teenager, who just left school, decides he wants to go to a friend’s house instead of going home.
By Celeste Beam , November 13, 2009
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A chilling 'what if': Mock crash sends sobering message
“WU”
“N2M”
“HAU”
“NMH”
“WAN2TLK”
“SIG2R”
“K”
“B4N”
If you know what this means, members of the Douglas County Safe Communities Coalition and members of law enforcement have a message for you:
“WAN 2 TXT? PULL OVA.”
By Celeste Beam , May 22, 2009
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