AAA to Release Analysis Showing Majority of People Killed in Teen Driver Crashes Are Passengers, Other Drivers; AAA To Focus Advocacy Efforts on Strengthening Teen Driver Laws

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WHAT:       AAA will release new national and state-by-state
            information on the effects teen driver crashes have on
            other road users. In the first analysis of its kind, the
            report investigates the number of other persons, besides
            teen drivers, who have died in crashes involving novice
            teen drivers.

            The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety analyzed ten years 
            of crash data and identified all fatal crashes involving 
            15-, 16-, and 17-year-old drivers of passenger vehicles. 
            The report will show the greater toll teen driver crashes 
            have on other road users including the teen driver's 
            passenger, other motorists and even pedestrians.

WHO:        Robert L. Darbelnet, AAA President and CEO

            Two victims of teen driver crashes will share their
            personal stories and be available for interviews.

            Captain Jesse F. Bowman, Commander, Traffic Division,
            Fairfax County Police, Fairfax, Virginia

WHEN:       January 18, 2006
            10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

WHERE:      National Press Club, Zenger Room
            529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.


Note:       B-roll package will be available via satellite on
            January 18.