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Teens at the Wheel
A special report by the Tribune examines the dangers of poorly trained teenage drivers. Photos of 59 Chicago-area teens who died in car accidents in the year 2006 are included in the package, which also has graphics and charts detailing the locations and numbers of deaths. Individual stories include police views, the grief of families whose children died, what some parents and young people are doing to raise awareness of the need to drive intelligently, and Illinois lawmakers' push for new laws regarding how to obtain and keep a driver's license.
Tags: Teen drivers; car accidents; teen driving deaths; seat belts; drivers license laws
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Special Report: The Hazards of Teen Driving
USA TODAY examined all the deadly crashes involving 16 to 19 year old drivers in 2003. They found that during the course of the year, 3,500 teenagers died in teen-driven vehicles in the United States. USA TODAY looked at factors that could lower these numbers, such as age restrictions, night-driving restrictions, and passenger limits. Jayne O'Donnell even looked at certain vehicles whose features would help keep teen drivers safe.
Tags: teen auto crashes; teen driving; auto accidents; driving age; driver safety
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Children in the Crossfire
Dallas police blame crack dealers for the rampant crime in the Fawn Valley Drive neighborhood. Other impoverished, crime-ridden neighborhoods, such as those in South Dallas, Oak Cliff, and West Dallas, hold the majority of teen homicides for 1989-1990. Dallas Morning News writer Bruce Tomaso chronicles the events in these areas, along with the names and ages of the victims. As Tomaso reports, most of the victims are juvenile males, much like the drug dealers committing the crimes.
Tags: drug violence; teenage crime; Dallas teen homicide; Fawn Valley Drive
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Dying to Drive: Inexperience, speed can be deadly mix for teenage drivers, statistics show
According to the author, "The series analyzed fatal motor vehicle crashes in the United States in which at least one driver was between the ages of 14 and 19. Among the major findings: Speeding contributed to more than half of the wrecks. More than two-thirds of people killed in cars driven by teens were not wearing seat belts. More than half of the wrecks were single-vehicle crashes. More than three-quarters of the crashes involved sober drivers."
Tags: motor vehicles; car crashes; car accidents; teens; speeding; seat belts; fatal motor vehicle crashes; fatal car crashes; driving; drivers; teenagers
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Young drivers are twice as likely to die with just one passenger and six times more likely to die with two or more passengers.
Auto accidents kill more than 40,000 people a year in the U.S. As many as 20 percent of them are teenagers. Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers, who are four times more likely to die in a car accident than all other age groups combined.
Tags: teenagers; accidents; kill; death; cars; driving; laws; drink
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Are you paying too much for auto insurance?
Consumer Reports examines auto insurance premiums in seven big states, and finds that there can be more than a fourfold difference in prices for identical coverage from different insurers. The article explains how insurance companies tailor policies to specific drivers, possibly overcharging them. It also reveals that "U.S. drivers overpay some $300-million by failing to take advantage of them." The report includes table of premiums that the major insurers in California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington would offer specific drivers, depending on their mileage, record, age and marital status.
Tags: automobiles; cars; driving record; road accidents; insurance coverage; teenage driving; commuters; speeding tickets; towing
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Guilty of Being Weird
Spin tells the story of Jason Jansky, a teenager who has been charged with hoax bombing and terrorist threats without much evidence against him. The report reveals that Jansky has been wrongfully pointed a suspect only because he has showed some of the behavioral traits of the shooters at Columbine. The article details the distribution of unfounded rumors and scare stories about the risks posed by the so-called "goths," students who dress in black, and have their hair dyed and fingernails painted. The reporter finds that "the spurious connection between music and clothes and killing" has already been made in people's mind, and this "may drive the weird kids to make the rumors come true."
Tags: police; guns; felony; bombs; terrorism; school shooting; schools; students; teachers; crime; murder; music
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South Carolina's Deadly Roads
State reporters do an in-depth series on the fatalities on South Carolina highways and explore the many causes that leaves South Carolina with some of the "deadliest highways in the nation." The articles depicts topics including teenage driving, motorcycle and truck collisions, state highway spending, lack of police on roads, and the financial costs of car wrecks on the state of South Carolina itself. Finally, the State offers solutions to in an effort to reduce highway accidents.
Tags: highways; car collisions; motorcycles; teenage driving; police staffing; deadly roads; motor vehicle safety; CAR
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Back on the Road
A WHDH-TV investigation reveals "a dangerous loophole in the state's criminal justice system that allowed drivers convicted of drunk driving, vehicular homicide, driving to endanger and other criminal driving offenses to stay on the road - legally!" The story details "countless cases where a driver had their license suspended by a judge, but it remained valid or active because the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles was never told of the court conviction." The report reveals that this problem stems form the lack of "a computerized link between the court and the registry," and "huge gaps" in the paperwork trail. The reporters find cases delayed up to six years in some counties.
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; police; law enforcement; courts; judges; teenagers
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After the crash
In an instant, a drunken-driving accident took the life of one New Hamshire teenager and injured three more. But as the Boston Globe Magazine reports, the pain was just beginning for rescuers, loved ones and survivors.
Tags: MADD