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Wenatchee HS and Local Businesses hold Distracted Driving Campaign for Teens!

The Wenatchee Police Department, High School staff, local Farmers Insurance agents and Precision Collision Auto Body recently held this year’s distracted driving safety campaign at Wenatchee High School. 18% of distraction related fatalities in America are cell phone related as reported on the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s web site. When students arrived at school on Tuesday January 10^th, they saw a new Ford F150 that had recently been involved in a distracted driving accident. Inside the main entrance of the school the students stopped to receive a thumb band and sign a banner pledging not to text while driving. During their lunch periods there was an AT&T distracted driving video playing on the cafeteria’s big screen to help raise awareness. Washington State law states that there is a ban for all drivers on the use of hand held devices and a ban on all texting. For novice drivers, the ban also includes all handheld and hands-free devices!

Wenatchee High School’s Northwest Esd Counselor Amy McCubbin and Mark Lovell from Precision Collision Auto Body  and the Wenatchee Police Department worked together to coordinate this event. Several of the students worked hard to spread the word around the school and help educate fellow students about distracted driving and texting while driving. Local Farmers Insurance agents who provided support included Roberto Tovar in Wenatchee, Deborah Jordan in East Wenatchee, RJ Martinez in Quincy and Kale Hill in Cashmere. In a 2010 WSP media release, Chief John R Batiste stated “We will fully enforce this law from day one”. The texting and cell phone use laws are intended to save lives and reduce injuries!