In Indiana, the percentage of traffic fatalities involving teens is well above the national average 18.4 percent in Indiana vs. 11.8 percent for the U.S. average. About one in four of all licensed Indiana teens were involved in a crash in 1996. And that s just driving. That s not drinking and driving. When you throw booze into the picture, it s a recipe for disaster.
Inexperienced drivers are marginally capable of controlling a vehicle in the first place.
Under the influence of alcohol, the situation becomes one of impending tragedy. Some teens get lucky. They avert the tragedy. Some get arrested. Some get hurt.