*The National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations research shows that between 2002 and 2006, nearly 4 fatalities out of 10 involved alcohol-impaired crashes in the last two weeks of December.

“Drunk driving is one of the most serious, and preventable, dangers we face on our roadways. Sadly, the death toll from drunk-driving crashes is higher between Christmas and New Year’s than any other time.” said NHTSA acting administrator David Kelly
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So from all of us at Sears Driving School, drive safely and have a

WONDERFUL NEW YEAR!

* www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Seattle Bus Crash 12/19/2008

When drivers and ice mix

A pair of charter buses hit at the base of an icy hill and smashed into and partially through a guard rail over Interstate 5 Friday, Dec. 19 2008, in Seattle.

The buses crashed Friday on a Seattle street, pushing one through a guardrail next to Interstate 5 and leaving its front wheels dangling 20 feet above the freeway.

Seattle Fire Department spokeswoman Helen Fitzpatrick said 11 young adults were taken to Harborview Medical Center with minor injuries.

AP Photos courtesy of Elaine Thompson, Sarah Dunning, KIRO Radio and mynorthwest.com