Showing posts with label teenage drunk driving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teenage drunk driving. Show all posts

April 6, 2009

Parents Jailed for Hosting Underage Drinking Party, Son Kills Two

WTEN in Albany, New York is reporting that the parents of a boy who killed two teens while driving drunk are now behind bars.

They were convicted of serving beer to underaged kids partying at their home last April. Folowing the party, their son was driving while intoxicated when his car crashed, killing two passengers.

Parents take note. Letting your kid drink at home isn't the answer. Be a parent and take alcohol out of the equation.

July 2, 2008

Study: Minimum Drinking Age of 21 Saves Lives

The number of U.S. teenagers involved in fatal drunk-driving accidents has declined because of laws that raised the legal drinking age to 21, according to a new study.

Researchers found that two "core" drinking-age laws passed in all U.S. states in the 1980s were responsible for an 11 percent decrease in the number of drunk teenage drivers involved in fatal crashes. The two laws made it illegal for anyone younger than 21 to buy or possess alcohol. Read the complete story from Yahoo! News.

Visit Why21.org to arm yourself with more facts about the 21 minimum drinking age. Sign the petition in support of the 21 drinking age.