LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — According to an AAA review of crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 189 people have died in a crash as a result of a teen driver in Arkansas between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Classified as the 100 Deadliest Days, 13,135 people in the U.S. have been killed in a crash involving a teen driver between 2019-2023 during that span.

“Summer months are particularly dangerous as more young drivers hit the road during school breaks with many logging more unsupervised driving time than usual,” said Jake Nelson, Director of Traffic Safety Advocacy and Research at AAA. “We encourage families to take advantage of AAA resources like our driver education classes and parent-teen safe driving agreements to help set clear expectations for driving p

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