Conclusion of Drive to Live by NC Hwy Patrol

The State Highway Patrol concluded Operation Drive to Live after a week-long education and enforcement campaign.  The campaign, which began on Monday, April 21^st and ended on Friday, April 25^th, was focused on promoting safe driving awareness to teenage drivers. During Operation Drive to Live, Troopers enforced all traffic laws around the state's high schools and conducted traffic safety education programs. Troopers were actively looking for violations such as, speeding--over 4500 citations were given for the week, seatbelt violations--nearly 1400 for the week, and over 3600 other traffic violations including following too closely and careless and reckless driving. In addition, troopers presented over 91 traffic safety education programs to students across the state. Mile for mile, teenagers are involved in three times as many fatal crashes as all other drivers.  In 2013, the Highway Patrol investigated over 47,013 motor vehicle collisions involving drivers and passengers who were between the ages of 15 – 19. Of those collisions, 86 resulted in one or more fatalities.