Drive safely … No Excuses
Wheelboys by Dd Jaseron is an engaging reading activity for high school students and classes, fostering conversation and discussion. This award winning novel deals with tragedy and new beginnings, but also explores how adults may impress their own dreams and…
Parenting is no easy task, and parenting teenagers comes with its own unique set of challenges. During National Teen Driver Safety Week October 18-24, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is teaming up with organizations…
The Florida Sheriffs Association has been conducting the Teen Driver Challenge (TDC) since 2007 in most counties across the state. The main purpose of this defensive driving program is to address the primary factors affecting teen drivers – speeding, driving…
Starting July 1, 2019, a new Florida law makes it easier for law enforcement to arrest and prosecute illegal street racers. The law gives officers the ability to arrest someone they think may be street racing without a warrant, as…
In her new book, Wheelboys, Dd Jaseron tells of an eventful summer for three families in Alabama. The story circles around an elite kart racing team and its impact on the main characters. Told from varying perspectives, the reader learns…
After a toddler was killed by two teens street racing in Tampa, FL, the Florida legislature takes action to help police crack down on illegal street racing. “Most people know that street racing is an illegal form of racing that…
Leah Kuczinzki, 16, a sophomore at New Hyde Park Memorial High School, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, after a go-kart accident in Jupiter, Fla., on Thursday. Photo Credit: Kuczinzki Family…
Amanda Gambacorto, 21, of the Belford section of Middletown, was pronounced dead at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune (Sunday August 18 2014) at 1:20 p.m., less than an hour after the crash, State Police Capt. Stephen Jones said. Gambacorto was participating…
