Iowa (RI) — It’s prom season for Iowa high schoolers and the Iowa State Patrol is holding a series of educational talks at schools across the state, warning teens of the dangers they may encounter during the ritual of spring.
Trooper Paul Gardner says teens need to know the consequences of drinking and driving.
Prom night can be an evening of fond memories to long cherish, though Gardner says it can also be a road to tragedy, especially for relatively new, inexperienced drivers.
Last year, 351 people were killed in crashes on Iowa’s roads, and Gardner says 55 of them were teens, and half of those involved speeding, drunk driving, or both.
(Pat Powers, KQWC, Webster City)
