Hospital to Sponsor Program on Distracted Driving

Parents and their teen drivers are invited to attend an interactive program on Distracted Driving on Tuesday Oct. 6 at Wood County Hospital from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Program attendees will be able to experience the effects of Distracted Driving through the use of a simulator. A panel of presenters which includes Paul Dobson, Wood County Prosecuting Attorney; Sandy Weichman, Coordinator of Safe Communities; Lt. Brad Biller from the Bowling Green Police Division and representatives from Verizon and a local insurance agency will provide sobering statistics and heartfelt stories of the costs of Distracted Driving. They will also offer simple steps that drivers can use to help themselves and others around them be safer drivers. To register for the program, call 419-354-8887.