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30
Mar

5K to Benefit EndDD.org Scheduled for April 26, 2015 in West Chester – Register, Volunteer or Donate

The West Chester University Alpha Epsilon Chapter of the national honors fraternity, Phi Sigma Pi, will be hosting a 5K walk/run on Sunday, April 26, 2015 as its annual fundraiser for the Casey Feldman Foundation (sponsor of EndDD.org – End Distracted Driving). Since April is also Distracted Driving Awareness Month and Casey was killed by a distracted driver, the fraternity also hopes to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving through their race [….]

29
Mar

NTSB to Host Multi-Modal Roundtable, “Disconnect from Deadly Distractions” – Open to the Public

On Tuesday, March 31st, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will be holding its first multi-model roundtable discussion,”Disconnect From Deadly Distractions” in its offices in Washington, D.C. The roundtable will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., is open to the public and will also be webcast live. Some 40 different modal experts, researchers, advocates, educators, industry, and others will share knowledge and experiences in their disciplines, and discuss innovative solutions aimed at reducing deaths and injuries due to distraction. From 11:05 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EndDD’s Joel Feldman will be among the speakers discussing [….]

25
Mar

AAJ Law School Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC) Issue – Cognitive Distraction Behind the Wheel

The 2015 AAJ Law School Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC) was written by EndDD.org’s Joel Feldman and Larry Coben of Anapol Schwartz. STAC is the largest mock trial advocacy competition in the country with more than 150 law schools competing. This year’s case is a products liability action against a car manufacturer whose new vehicles contained

23
Mar

Acadia Parish Choices 2015

The Acadia Parish community has been working hard to carry the distracted, drunk and drugged driving awareness issue to teens in high schools in Louisiana through their “Choices” program. This year’s annual 3- day event just concluded this weekend, with the highlight, the filming of a mock crash, the events leading up to it and

21
Mar

Katie Brannelly, 24 – MA

Katie Brannelly was crossing a street in her hometown of Norwood, Massachusetts with her boyfriend and another friend when she was struck on March 8, 2012. Though Katie’s boyfriend, Dom Rossi, were able to push their friend, Kerri King, back from the collision, he and Katie were hit. Evidence revealed that the 25 year-old driver,

07
Feb

Ohio students to become safer drivers

CATA Members Present on Distracted Driving to Hawken Students – The Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA) has teamed up with EndDD to bring the EndDD distracted driving program to schools in their members’ communities in Ohio. CATA’s president,  Ellen Hobbs Hirshman and board member, Dana Paris presented on the dangers of distracted driving to