Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann today honored 30 Indiana high school and college students who earned $5,000 scholarships by urging their social media followers to “Drive Now. TXT L8R.”
“A texting driver is 23 times more likely to get into a crash than a non-texting driver,” stated Lt. Governor Ellspermann, who voted for the texting and driving ban while serving in Indiana’s House of Representatives. During Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, the #TXTL8RIN appeared in more than 28,000 public tweets, which included 160 photos and video entries. Staff from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, Indiana Department of Labor, Indiana Department of Transportation and Indiana State Police tracked the posts and judged the entries that were the most creative. Each of the students listed below will have $5,000 deposited into their CollegeChoice 529 savings plans. Dominic Rossi from Zionsville Community High School, won the category of ‘Most Creative on Vine.’