Police hope adults learn from distracted driving video made by students

Students at West Bridgewater Middle-Senior High School created videos on distracted driving and police are hoping they catch the attention of an older crowd.

Texting and driving is the leading cause of death in teens and according to the Department of Motor Vehicles, at least nine people are killed every day because of a distracted driver.

The class project is teaching students habits to avoid, even before they get behind the wheel.

"It's definitely going to be more of a priority to keep it away from myself while driving," said Kaley Kribelow.

As a part of the West Bridgewater Police Department's campaign on distracted driving, they posted the student videos on their Facebook page.

The chief tells Boston 25 News reporter Kelly Sullivan it's not only a good lesson for teens, but for their parents and young adults, as well.

"I think some of the older adults need to learn from the kids because the kids seem to be getting it, and the adults just are not getting it," said West Bridgewater Police Chief Victor Flaherty.

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Flaherty says on average, he sees adults in their late 20s through early 40s distracted behind the wheel. Just last week, West Bridgewater Police conducted a three-hour sting and caught more than 100 distracted drivers - from changing music to playing Pokemon and even FaceTiming.

"We can't measure how well the enforcement is going, but now that the kids are making these videos, the word is getting out, the idea is getting out, so hopefully they're taking it to heart because their parents are not," said Flaherty.

Police and students hope these videos will have an impact in their community.

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