The Acadia Parish community has been working hard to carry the distracted, drunk and drugged driving awareness issue to teens in high schools in Louisiana through their “Choices” program. This year’s annual 3- day event just concluded this weekend, with the highlight, the filming of a mock crash, the events leading up to it and
Reprinted from LPCIC MONTHLY REPORT Volume 14, Issue 12 December 2014 – The Louisiana Property and Casualty Insurance Commission met on December 4th for a presentation on distracted driving. Nationally recognized speaker and founder of End Distracted Driving, Joel Feldman, provided a broad and thought-provoking spectrum of information on the topic. Mr. Feldman […]
“St. Joseph’s Academy students gathered in the Activity Center on December 3 for an interactive and informative presentation about the dangers of distracted driving. Joel Feldman, whose 21-year-old daughter was killed by a distracted driver, and Stephanie M. Possa, an attorney with the Tyler & Possa law firm and a member of the Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ), presented End Distracted Driving (EndDD)…,’I’m not here to tell anyone what to do,’ Feldman said, ‘and I’m not here to say that distracted driving is a teen problem. Adults drive distracted. I used to drive distracted. The reason I stopped is because my daughter was killed. This is a collective problem’…..”
Students at three high schools in Baton Rouge are hearing a potentially life-saving message. The founder of End Distracted Driving, or EndDD, is in town from Philadelphia, joining a team of Louisiana attorneys and law enforcement to promote safe driving habits….Watch the TV news clip from WAFB 9:
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