psa Archives | EndDD

18
Feb

Howard Stein, 61 – MA

Howard Stein was securing a load on his truck on the side of Rte. 2 westbound in Acton, Massachusetts when a 17 yr. old driver struck and killed him, pinning him between her vehicle and his truck. The young driver was programming her GPS at the time of the crash, causing her vehicle to drift

05
Apr

Distracted Driving-Teens whose parents drive distracted are 2 to 4 times as likely to also drive distracted*

EndDD.org’s newest PSA targets parents and implores parents to model safe driving. Our children learn from us—our good habits and our bad. It’s not enough to tell our children how to drive we must show them.   Be the driver you want your child to be. For more suggestions for what parents, teens and businesses

20
Mar

Release of “Just a Few Seconds” EndDD Video

“I wasn’t texting, I wasn’t using my cell phone, but I still killed someone”, says 17 year old Kate McGuire in the new PSA video produced by Casey’s father, Joel Feldman, now incorporated into the EndDD distracted driving presentation. This is one of the first distracted driving videos which features both the driver and the victim’s family. Kate, a senior in high school, describes how her selfish act killed a 61 year old man who was about to become a grandfather for the first time. Emily, the daughter of the man who was killed talks about how this senseless and preventable crash has affected her and her family.