was a recent recipient of a $1000 Safe Teen Drive LIgrant given by The Allstate Foundation. The school will use this grant to fund activism work that encourages responsible and smart driving by their students.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers. It is a startling fact, but not surprising when you consider that crash rates are the highest for drivers who are 16 to 19 years old.
The Allstate Foundation’s Safe Teen Drive LI program aims to truly reduce teen crashes in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
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“We believe activism projects and events in every high school on Long Island will increase public awareness on this social epidemic,” said Allstate spokesperson Jaclyn Darrohn, “and perhaps act as the reminder or light-bulb for a young driver who may be about to make a bad decision behind the wheel.”
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