Parents, The 100 Deadliest Days For Teen Drivers Are Here

The 100 Deadliest Days mark a perilous stretch for teen drivers as Memorial Day to Labor Day approaches, a period safety researchers say sees crashes spike nationwide. AAA’s latest figures show more than 13,100 people were killed in crashes involving teen drivers from 2019 through 2023, with over a third of those deaths occurring during summer. During the summer months, an average of eight people die daily in teen-driver crashes, compared with seven per day otherwise. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports 2024 fatalities among 15- to 18-year-old drivers reached 2,320, including 752 teen drivers themselves.