Don’t let our teens

become a sad statistic.

Text Box: Car crashes are the leading cause of death among people ages 15 to 20. About 1,900 people under the age of 21 die every year from car crashes involving underage drinking.

Text Box: 2006 Statistics compiled by the New Jersey State Police Fatal Accident Investigation Unit Report that of 117 fatal crashes involving 17 to 20 year old drivers, 22 involved alcohol.

Text Box: Young people are more susceptible to alcohol-induced impairment of their driving skills. Drinking drivers aged 16 to 20 are twice as likely to be involved in a fatal crash as drinking drivers who are 21 or older.

Text Box: Cape May County had the highest percentage in the state of: Used alcohol in the last 30 days (20.1%) Have engaged in binge drinking (12.0%) Used marijuana in lifetime (15.6%) Used marijuana in past year (12.7%) Used marijuana in past 30 days ( 7.4%) Used other illicit drugs in lifetime ( 5.2%) Used any illicit drugs in past year (17.9%)

http://www.dot.gov/affairs/1998/nhtsa2598.htm

http://www.dontserveteens.gov/dangers.html

http://www.njsp.org/info/fatalacc/fatalcrash_2006.pdf pg.24CY

2009-2011 Needs Assessment Dennis Township Municipal Alliance

Text Box: It should be one of the happiest days of a teenager’s life, but for too many it quickly becomes a tragedy. According to the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, on a typical prom weekend: 48 American teenagers are killed in vehicles. 5,202 are injured 40% of the deaths are alcohol-related

Numbers Don’t Lie

MTHS After Prom Party Committee

300 East Atlantic Avenue

Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

afterpromparty@comcast.net

http://www.madd.org/nj

http://www.capeassist.org/

Text Box: Cape May County has the lowest seat belt usage in the state! Please BUCKLE UP!