While the month of May is the time for many Iowa high school graduation ceremonies, it’s also a time for warnings to the state’s newest and youngest drivers to take extra care when they slip behind the wheel for a drive. Iowa State Trooper Paul Gardner, from the Fort Dodge post, says we’re about to enter the period known as the 100 deadliest days of the year. Between Memorial Day to Labor Day, Gardner says there’s typically an uptick in traffic fatalities that involve teenage drivers and teenage passengers. On average nationwide, eight people are killed every day in teen-involved crashes during the summer months, compared to around seven per day during the rest of the year.
