Distracted driving scholarship contest for high school and college students
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and last updated 2021-01-26 12:32:36-05
LAFAYETTE, La. - Over the past decade, distracted driving has become one of the leading causes of vehicle crashes on our nationâs roads. Acadiana Regional Safety Coordinator Ron Czajkowski is encouraging drivers to put down the phone. To build awareness of this issue among youth in Acadiana, the Acadiana Regional Safety Coalition is promoting Project Yellow Light, a Distracted Driving PSA contest for students in colleges and high schools across the U.S. The PSA categories are billboard, video, and radio. The scholarships will be given in each category for college and high school students, and range in value from $8,000 to $2,000.
Lafayette High student awarded first prize in distracted driving PSA art contest
and last updated 2020-12-18 20:27:14-05
LAFAYETTE, La. â A Lafayette High School student was awarded on Friday after being selected as the first prize winner of the Acadiana Regional Safety Coalition s Distracted Driving PSA contest.
An awards event was held December 18 at the Rosa Parks Transportation Center in Lafayette.
The contest asked students at high schools across Acadiana to illustrate scenes of distracted driving to be used in the coalition s social media and online campaign to prevent distracted driving and encourage teens not to text and drive.
Teague Bellard, was presented with the first place award by Rep. Mike Huval.