Distracted Driving Signs Possibly to Come to Hammonton

Two families in Washington Township saw the culmination of months of work when their anti-distracted driving campaign signs were installed. The Kellenyi and Donato families, both grieving after the deaths of their respective children, Nikki Kellenyi and Toni Donato-Bolis, have been working to raise awareness of the dangers of driving while distracted. Thus, the erection of four signs stating “Stay Alive Don’t Text and Drive” is a landmark in their campaign to decrease the number of deaths caused by texting while driving. These signs were placed at a local high school and park with the idea that it would reach a greater population due to the amount of traffic and demographics these areas tend to see.

After Kellenyi’s death, her father started People Against Distracted Driving (PADD). Since then, he has been working with numerous other people to get these signs, which have been approved by the Department of Transportation, to be put up in several towns, including Hammonton.

Due to the increasing number of people who dangerously text and drive, campaigns for laws against such actions and to educate people on the dangers have become more prevalent. Many car accident lawyers have also spoken up about these dangers and how driving while texting or otherwise distracted can cause others serious harm. Hopefully, with campaigns like PADD and others, the number of people killed or harmed in such accidents will decrease.

Originally posted on Downtown Hammonton