Douglas County Safe Communities

Alexandria Echo Press - Twenty teenagers and their parents learned how to make Minnesota roadways safer by attending the Teen Distracted Driving Event Monday evening.

The event is offered to teens ages 14 to 17 and their parents by the Douglas County Safe Communities Coalition, in partnership with Casey's Amusement Park and Partington, Zimny Insurance.

Attendees were able to experience the dangers associated with distracted driving in a safe, controlled environment. Teens each took a spin in a go-cart while exchanging text messages with their parents. Click here to read more of the story.

Distracted driving poses a serious safety risk to drivers of all ages, and particularly to relatively inexperienced teen drivers.

One Discovery Middle School student is doing her part to spread the message about this dangerous behavior. Click here to read more of the story.