Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Drive to Live in Johnston County

 

During the week of October 13-17, the Highway Patrol will conduct Operation Drive to Live in Johnston County. The operation is an initiative by the Highway Patrol to reduce the number of teenage related traffic collisions in North Carolina.

Troopers will be enforcing all traffic laws around Johnston County schools and will be conducting traffic safety education programs at the high schools. The operation will be conducted from 6:00 a.m. Monday, through 5:00 p.m. Friday.

Traffic collisions are the leading cause of teenage deaths in North Carolina and our nation. Since 2004, over 500 teenagers have been killed on the state's highways. Many collisions involving teenage drivers occur during their commute to and from high school. Speed is the leading cause of those collisions.

A kick-off press event will be held on Monday, October 13, at 10 a.m. at Princeton High School in Johnston County. Colonel Walter J. Wilson, Jr., Commander of the Highway Patrol, Dr. Tony Parker, Superintendent of Johnston County Schools, Mrs. Susan Doyle, Johnston County District Attorney and others will speak at the event.

For further information please call Captain Everett Clendenin at 919-733-5027.