On Sunday April 6, I had the pleasure of participating in a safe teen driving event/exposition put on by CruiseSafe, www.cruisesafe.org, in Stevensville Maryland. On April 10, 2013, four teens aged 17-19 died in a crash in Stevensville, on Kent Island, which is part of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. As part of the community’s recovery from this tragedy, several of the mothers of the four teens, led by Suzanne Elzey whose son Tyler was one of the victims, formed CruiseSafe, and put together the April 6 event. It was a beautiful day. The groups participating included the area’s emergency and safety services, law enforcement, public health groups, and traffic safety organizations. The Stevensville community faces a very difficult week as it marks the one year anniversary of the crash, but the April 6 event showed that the community has rallied around the families, and the families are bring a loud and clear message of safer teen driving to their community. It was a privilege to be part of it.
