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Over the past five years, nearly 3,500 people have been killed in crashes involving teen drivers during the 100 Deadliest Days, the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day, when the number of crash fatalities involving a teen driver historically rise. New crash data from 2013-2017 reveals major factors contributing to fatal teen crashes during the summer driving period include speeding which accounts for 28% of all accidents, drinking and driving at 17% , and distracted driving which is responsible for 9% of the accidents. Statistics show that over the past five years during the “100 Deadliest Days”, an average of almost 700 people died each year in crashes involving teen drivers. AAA offers several tools to help prepare parents and teens for the dangerous summer driving season at TeenDrivingAAA.com.
