The Fresno Police Department is encouraging parents and caregivers to have conversations with their teens about safe driving habits as part of National Teen Driver Safety Week, which runs from Oct. 19–25.
Car crashes are one of the leading causes of death for teenagers ages 15 to 18 in the United States, the department said in a news release.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2,611 people were killed in crashes involving a teen driver in 2023…