Licensed teen drivers can take “Teen Driver Challenge”

Licensed teen drivers can take “Teen Driver Challenge”

Port St Lucie, Fla- St. Lucie County licensed teen drivers can improve their defensive driving skills by taking the “Teen Driver Challenge” on January 11 and 13, according to Sheriff Ken J. Mascara.

“The number one killer of American teenagers is car crashes,” said Sheriff Mascara. “That is why the Sheriffs of Florida developed the Teen Driver Challenge Program.”

The course will take place Thursday, January 11 with a classroom session 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, located at 4700 West Midway Rd. Fort Pierce, and a hands-on driving session Saturday, January 13, from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Indian River State College Public Safety Training Complex on Kirby Loop Road.

Classes are free, but space is limited. Details and registration forms are on the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office website, under “Community Programs”, at https://www.stluciesheriff.com.

Information is also available by calling the Training Unit at (772) 462-3607.

Completed forms should be returned to: Training Unit, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, 4700 West Midway Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34981 or faxed to: (772) 462-3615.

If the registration is faxed, the teen driver must bring the original copy of the registration to the first class.

The completed application can also be scanned and e-mailed to fagec@stluciesheriff.com.