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Safe teen driving initiative turns 16
Drive Alive Indiana, a local nonprofit promoting safe teen driving, is now old enough to drive.
Allen County Drive Alive was established 16 years ago, after Allen County Deputy Coroner Ralph Taylor and other officials became alarmed by the number of deaths of drivers under age 21. There were 30 Allen County traffic fatalities involving young drivers over a three-year period.
Taylor, who died unexpectedly in 2009, worked with Coroner Dr. Jon Brandenberger to address the issue, which resulted in Drive Alive s establishment in 2005.
The organization partners with area businesses, foundations, law enforcement, schools, media and health organizations to promote safe driving, focusing on a message of no texting while driving, seat belt use, speed limit observance and sobriety, including lack of sleep.