Statewide Iowa (RI) — While the month of May is the time for many Iowa high school graduation ceremonies, it’s also a time for warnings to the state’s newest and youngest drivers to take extra care when they slip behind the wheel for a drive.
Iowa State Trooper Paul Gardner, from the Fort Dodge post, says we’re about to enter the period known as the 100 Deadliest Days of the year.
On average nationwide, eight people are killed every day in teen-involved crashes during the summer months, compared to around seven per day during the rest of the year.
Between 2019 and 2023, a AAA report finds teen drivers were involved in crashes where more than 13,000 people died, and about one-third of them were between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Gardner notes this year’s 100 Deadliest Days will actually be 105 days, due to Memorial Day arriving on May 25th and with Labor Day falling on September 7th.
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