Wood County Safe Communities announced Monday that there have been eight fatal crashes this year to date, a decrease of 11 from this time last year.
In an effort to reduce distracted driving related crashes, Wood County Safe Communities will be at the Wood County Fair, Aug. 4-6 to raise awareness about safe driving.
On Thursday, Aug. 4, we will be hosting the 4th annual Distracted Driving Awareness Day from 12 to 8 p.m. at the Fraternal Order of Police Building at the Wood County
Fairgrounds. In addition, we will be having a local family speak about losing their daughter, Brook, to a distracted driving crash. The Peterson family will speak at 6 p.m. on this day.
Wood County Safe Communities will offer games, prizes, and a driving simulator as part of the three-day event. Please join us Aug. 4-6 to learn more about distracted driving and crash prevention.
Always remember, it is important to drive safely and ignore possible distractions such as texting and video games.
