The summer also means it’s the most dangerous time of the year for teen drivers and passengers. The Triple-A Foundation for Traffic Safety says more than a-thousand-50 were killed in crashes involving a teen driver, nationwide, in 2016, the latest numbers available, between Memorial and Labor Days. That’s a 14-percent increase, compared to the rest of the year. Triple-A spokesman Michael Blasky says 36-percent of all fatalities occurred between 9pm and 5am. And 29-percent were speed-related…

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In California, for the first year of their license, 16 and 17-year-old’s can’t drive between midnight and 5am and can’t have passengers under 18 without an adult also in the vehicle. And no drivers under 18 can have a mobile device. But Blasky says parents should still closely monitor their children, since law enforcement can’t be everywhere…

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The Foundation also says one in ten of all fatal nighttime accidents and speed-related fatalities in the U.S involve a teen driver.