“Countdown 2 Drive” Teen Drivers Program | Eastern NC Now

    For Immediate Release:

In support of Teen Safe Driving Week – October 18-26, 2013

Who:     Safe Kids Pitt County and the Eastern Carolina Injury Prevention Program at Vidant Medical Center, in partnership with State Farm, the NC Highway Patrol and the Greenville Police Department
What:     Free safe driving program for students ages 14-20 and their parents
When:     Wednesday, Oct. 23
Time and location:     6-7:30 p.m.
DH Conley High School Cafeteria
2600 Worthington Rd.
Greenville, NC
    The “Countdown 2 Drive” Teen Drivers Program provides an opportunity to learn about graduated driver’s license laws, the importance of role models for safe driving behaviors, communication, and parent-teen driving agreements.

    Trooper Doug Coley of the NCSHP and Sgt. Michael Montanye of the Greenville Police Department will provide important information to parents and students that will be drivers or are already driving.

    Participants will have the opportunity to win a gas card.

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teens. According to Ellen Walston, Safe Kids Pitt County coordinator, “We want to implement evidence based programs that will save the lives of our teen drivers. We know that our crash rates are extremely high in Pitt County. Education and interventions among parents and students can make a difference.”

About Safe Kids Pitt County

    Safe Kids Pitt County works to prevent unintentional childhood injury, the leading cause of death and disability to children up to age 19. Safe Kids Pitt County is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations dedicated to preventing unintentional injury. Safe Kids Pitt County was founded in 1996 and is led by Vidant Medical Center.


    Contact: Judith Quinn, Vidant Health Strategic Development, (252) 847-7599 or judith.quinn@vidanthealth.com

    Vidant Health, a mission-driven, not-for-profit corporation, owns, leases or has a majority membership interest in nine eastern North Carolina hospitals and has a management agreement with one other. The health system includes Albemarle Health, Vidant Beaufort Hospital, Vidant Bertie Hospital, Vidant Chowan Hospital, Vidant Duplin Hospital, Vidant Edgecombe Hospital, The Outer Banks Hospital, Vidant Medical Center, Vidant Pungo Hospital, Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Vidant Home Health and Hospice, Vidant Wellness Centers, Vidant Medical Group and is affiliated with the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. On the web at www.vidanthealth.com