03/28/2024
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***MEDIA AVAILABILITY ***
Speed A Little. Lose A Lot.

when:
11 a.m. Friday, April 12

where:
Fort Bragg North Post Exchange
Butner Road
Building #8-5050

details:
In 2017 there were 17,495 crashes statewide; 734 of which were serious injuries. The following year, those numbers increased to 21,339 crashes and 831 serious injuries. (Editors note: these are speed related crashes)

NCGHSP FB Flyer statistics 12 April 2019

The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program is kicking off this year’s ‘Speed A Little. Lose A Lot.’ campaign at Fort Bragg in Cumberland County, one of the top five most populous counties for crashes, to help address this issue.

Keynote speakers will include:
Justin O. Mitchel: Deputy to the Garrison Commander,
Mark Ezzell: GHSP Director,
Sgt. Juan Figuereo, Division Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division, and Col. Larry Dewey, Fort Bragg Director of Emergency Services.

The ‘Speed A Little. Lose A Lot.’ campaign complements the NC Vision Zero initiative, which aims to save lives on North Carolina roadways. The goal is to reach zero traffic-related fatalities through coordinated agency-to-agency efforts that help reduce risky driving behaviors by changing the overall traffic safety culture. No loss of life is acceptable.

Media must rally at the All American Visitor Center: 3550 All American Freeway, no later than 10 a.m. and must RSVP to: FortBraggPublicAffairs@gmail.com no later than 8 a.m. on Friday, April 12.

For other inquiries contact The Governor’s Highway Safety Program Communications Specialist Miracle King at (919) 814-3657 or miracleking@ncdot.gov.

Please support these efforts by following @NCGHSP on Facebook and @NC_GHSP on Twitter and Instagram today using these hashtags #NCDOT , #NCGHSP.

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