Halloween Impaired Driving Prevention - October 31, 2021 Halloween can be a deadly evening, with young children and impaired drivers coming together at dusk. Last year around Halloween in Virginia, from Friday, October 30 through Sunday, November 1, 2020, there were 109 alcohol-related crashes, 65 injuries and two deaths. According to the National Safety…
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2021 Project Yellow Light Winners Announced
Project Yellow Light was established in 2007 by the family of Hunter Garner to honor his memory after his death in a car crash at age 16. Project Yellow Light is a scholarship competition designed to bring about change. Contest reopens on October 31. People know distracted driving is dangerous, but they do it anyway.…
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DMV Recognizes Jurisdictions with No Traffic Fatalities in 2019 and 2020
For Immediate Release Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Thursday, September 2, 2021 Virginia Communities Prove Zero Deaths Is Possible RICHMOND – The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has recognized several jurisdictions across Virginia that achieved zero traffic deaths in 2019 and/or 2020. Virginia is an active participant in the national “Toward Zero Deaths” initiative, which…
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