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October 19, 2022 - Lewisberry, PA

Wolf Administration Hosts Roundtable Discussion with Teens on Safe Driving

During a face-to-face forum at Red Land High School in Lewisberry, representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives shared their collective driver safety knowledge with students from Red Land and Cedar Cliff high schools.

"Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for teens," said PennDOT Deputy Secretary for Driver and Vehicle Services Kurt Myers. "Parents and teachers have an important role to play in helping new drivers establish safe driving habits."

The forum was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel.

Speakers Include:
PennDOT Spokesperson Craig Yetter
PennDOT Deputy Secretary for Driver and Vehicle Services Kurt Myers
Department of Education Acting Secretary Eric Hagarty
School Safety Education Advisor John Kashatus
Pennsylvania State Police, Department Public Information Officer Cpl. Brent Miller
Officer Brandon Yeager, Fairview Township Police Department (is a certified traffic crash reconstructionist)
West Shore School District Superintendent Dr. Todd Stoltz
Chad Weaver, Driver Education Instructor, Red Land HS



A panel of experts during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_001.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Red Land High School students listen during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_002.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> A question for the panel is pictured during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_003.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Holly Culp, a junior at Red Land High School, asks a question to the panel during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_004.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> A panel of experts during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_005.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> A panel of experts during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_006.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Red Land High School students listen during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_007.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Chad Weaver, driver education Instructor at Red Land High School, speaks during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_008.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Department of Education School Safety Education Advisor John Kashatus speaks during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_009.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> A panel of experts during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_010.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Department of Educations Acting Secretary Eric Hagarty, left, and School Safety Education Advisor John Kashatus talk during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_011.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> West Shore School District Superintendent Dr. Todd Stoltz speaks during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_012.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> A panel of experts during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_013.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Officer Brandon Yeager, with the Fairview Township Police Department, speaks during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_014.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvania State Police Communications Office Director Cpl. Brent Miller speaks during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_015.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Ellie DeVita, a junior at Red Land High School, asks a question to the panel during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_016.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Craig Yetter, Community Relations Coordinator for PennDOT's Driver and Vehicle Services, speaks during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_017.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Pennsylvania State Police Communications Office Director Cpl. Brent Miller speaks during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_018.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> A panel of experts during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_019.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Officer Brandon Yeager, with the Fairview Township Police Department, speaks during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_020.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> A panel of experts during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_021.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> A panel of experts during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_022.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Department of Education Acting Secretary Eric Hagarty speaks during a forum, which was held to call attention to teen driver safety and share important information directly with teen drivers during the nationwide observance of Teen Driver Safety Week October 16-22, and gave students an opportunity to directly ask questions of the panel, at Red Land High School in Lewisberry on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The forum consisted of representatives from the Pennsylvania departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Education and Pennsylvania State Police, as well as local education and law enforcement representatives.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/22169_PennDOT_TeenDriver_NK_023.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a>