Four County Career Center senior Law Enforcement & Security Tactics students have partnered with local law enforcement officers from the four county area to communicate a safety message to their communities regarding the importance of not consuming alcohol or other drugs at any time, but particularly when operating a vehicle at prom.
Although the law is well known and highly advertised, each year young adults involved in their high school prom night are killed due to driving under the influence. Students need to be encouraged to understand that getting drunk and hopping in their vehicle just does not mix. According to statistics, 60% of teenage deaths in car related accidents are due to alcohol and it remains as the number one cause pertaining to fatality among teens in their 15 – 20’s.