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Florida Teen Video Contest -Gainesville accident attorney urges teens to get active!


Posted on Apr 12, 2011

Calling all creative teen activists-the deadline for the Northeast Florida safe driving teen video public service announcement (PSA) is April 19, 2011.

The winning PSA will target unsafe teen driving practices, like speeding, distracted driving, seatbelts, teen passengers, and texting.  Grand prize winners receive $4,000 and an additional $4,000 toward their school's TV production equipment.  Runner-up prizes are available for student creators and their schools, in the amounts of $2,000 and $1,000.

The teen PSA contest is sponsored by a partnership between Mothers Against Brain Injury, Inc., (MABII) and the Allstate Foundation.  Both non-profits target the biggest threat to teens-their cars.   Motor vehicle accidents, which are largely preventable, are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, killing approximately 4,000 teens each year.  A teen lucky enough to survive a crash may likely sustain Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), a primary cause of all reported TBI cases (17.3%).

For more information, see the National Safety Commission, MABII, and the Allstate Foundation.

Also see:

Brainline.org - Preventing, treating and living with TBI

Why is a childhood TBI from a car accident so dangerous?

Gainesville crash attorney explains the costs of TBI

What can I do to help my teen be a safer driver?  Gainesville accident lawyer gives tips

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I am local Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Meldon, and I strongly believe that public education is the first step in the prevention of and/or recovery from a serious accident. 

My Office and I take pride in our work, and the results we get for our clients.  

The Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon and Associates is a regional law firm that is located in Gainesville, Florida. We are personal injury lawyers, litigators and trial lawyers that have been working to get accident victims the justice they deserve for over 37 years throughout North Florida and all over Florida. Accidents involving a car crash, truck wreck, and motorcycle, bicycle, or pedestrian accidents, dog bites, slip and falls and medical malpractice are all included in their practice as accident attorneys.
We have been proudly representing injured accident victims in Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Inverness, Daytona Beach, Dunnellon, Palatka, The Villages, and Alachua County, Marion County, Columbia County, Citrus County, Volusia County, Sumter County, Putnam County  and the entire North and Central Florida since 1971.
For more information on how we can help you, or with any other question you may have, feel free to contact my Office at 1 800 373 8000.