HARLEM, Ga.---Two Columbia County teenagers have been killed in car accidents, in the last month. Deputies say one was distracted, the other lost control.
As two high schools mourn their loss, another is doing what it can to prevent any other young lives from ending behind the wheel.
It can happen in the blink of an eye, just ask Brooke Moye's mother, Chris. It's been exactly one month since she lost her daughter.
"I cry everyday, something small can remind me of her," says Chris Moye, Brooke's mother.
The Evans junior was distracted behind the wheel and ran into a stopped utility truck. Joe Womack, a senior at Greenbrier lost control of his car, wasn't wearing a seat belt, was ejected and killed.
Monday at Harlem High School, they're talking driver's safety. "These people are really adamant in trying to educate people about the dangers of driving," explains 11th grader Kendall Green.
From getting behind the wheel drunk, to not wearing a seat belt. These local and state law enforcement officers are working to prevent teenage deaths.
"We try to teach them and get to them before that actually happens. We do all that for the kids...to try and reach them," says Sgt. Stephen Daniels with the Duluth Police Department.
"People don't think it's going to happen to them...well I'm just gonna drive, I'm not going to wear my seat belt or I'm just gonna text for a few seconds...and it won't happen to them, but it does," adds Kendall.
"I never...in a million years would have thought this would happen to us...never," Chris says.
Chris says no text message or beer is worth it. "There's nothing that important to risk your life," she adds.
"It's all about choices and telling them to make good decisions," says Sgt. Daniels.
And Chris may never know which distraction got the best of Brooke. "I wish I could have seen what she was doing. I wish I could have been there to catch her attention," says Chris.
"It's a wake up call and it's very serious," adds Kendall.
"'d love to have my baby back...and I know that will never happen," Chris says through tears.
Emergency response teams from Harlem, Columbia County and the Georgia State Patrol were on hand for the "Drive Smart Expo."
The Duluth Police Department, out of Atlanta, partners with the Governor's Office of Highway Safety to bring this program to just 15 schools every year. The demonstrations are held in the spring, before prom and graduation.
Provided By: News 12 WRDW-TV Augusta
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