HJR 372 Summary

• Recognizes the Casey Feldman Foundation and its End Distracted Driving (EndDD) Student Awareness Initiative founded by Joel Feldman to raise awareness about dangers of distracted driving.

• Honors the memory of Casey Feldman, a 21-year-old Fordham University senior and award-winning student journalist killed by a distracted motorist on July 17, 2009.

• Acknowledges that distracted driving kills more than 5,000 people and injures nearly 450,000 annually, with EndDD targeting students and other audiences through educational campaigns.

• Commends the Alabama Association for Justice's attorneys and safety advocates pledging to conduct distracted driving safety presentations to high schools, community groups, and civic organizations with a goal to reach over 100,000 drivers annually.

• Designates April 2014 as "End Distracted Driving Awareness Month" in the State of Alabama with preparations commencing immediately.