Injury Prevention educators and VIP speakers give dynamic, fast-paced presentations
addressing the realities of life-altering injuries and the importance of making safe
choices. These powerful presentations are available as assemblies or health, science
or driver education classes.
In South Carolina:
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15 to 20 year olds.
From 2001-2004, 115 people have been killed and 1,173 injured as the result of a
collision involving an at-fault teen driver with alcohol.
Teen-age drivers (15-19) make up 6.7 percent of South Carolina drivers and were responsible
for 15 percent of collisions in 2004.
In 2004, 114 teens 15-19 years old were killed in vehicle collisions; 106 were motor
vehicle occupants; only 19 of the 106 were buckled up; of the 2,391 injured, only
1,510 were buckled up.
