Brake launches hard-hitting DVD for young drivers

The road safety charity Brake has released a hard-hitting DVD featuring interviews with people who have lost teenage family members in road accidents.

According to Brake, DfT figures show that while young drivers make up just one in 10 of all UK licence holders, one in four driver deaths on UK roads are young drivers.

The DVD, Too Young to Die, features real life stories from people who have lost family members and friends in road crashes.

One of those featured is a grieving mother speaking about her son, Aaron Turner (pictured opposite) from Grimsby, who was killed by a speeding motorist outside his school five years ago. ‘Sarah’ (pictured above) has since become a leading member of Brake and has campaigned to enforce speed limits.

"How do you choose a coffin for your child? How do you decide where to have the service and where to have him buried? I wanted none of these things I just wanted my son back but I couldn't have him," Sarah says in the DVD.

The DVD is available free of charge to teachers and people who work with youth offenders. It can be obtained from Brake on 01484 559909 or admin@brake.org.uk.

For further information contact Brake’s campaigns officer Simon Collister on 01484 559909.