(LEX 18) — Kentucky continues to lead the nation in teenage driving fatalities for the fourth consecutive year, prompting renewed calls for better driver education and awareness during National Teen Driver Safety Week.

The alarming statistics have driving instructors and safety advocates pushing for comprehensive changes to how young people learn to drive.

"Baseline, we cannot be distracted in the car," said Amber Wedding, owner of Central Kentucky Driving School.

Wedding said what bothers her most is the impact of peer passengers on new drivers.

"Any number of friends in the car over one in the car with a new driver, the statistics start to skyrocket, not just for an accident, but for a fatal accident," Wedding said.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that tee

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