GULF SHORES, Ala. — The winner of the “Safe Driving” public service announcement contest jointly sponsored by local radio station, Sunny 105.7, and local State Farm agent, Frances Holk-Jones was recently announced. 

The campaign was held to promote National Teen Driver Safety Week at Gulf Shores High School. Students were asked to produce 30-second scripts involving teen driver safety utilizing their personal laptops received through the Baldwin County Digital Renaissance initiative.

Kevin Keith, Program Director for Sunny 105.7 and Media Chairman for the competition, announced Maddy Jerles as the Gulf Shores High School “Safe Driving Campaign’s” public service announcement winner. Her entry aired during National Teen Driver Safety Week, Oct14-Oct. 20 on Sunny 105.7 FM. Dakota Stead, Ethan Barnes, and Lucas Sullivan were awarded Honorable Mention for their outstanding safe driving entries.

National Teen Driver Safety Week was established to focus attention on the epidemic of car crashes being the leading cause of death among teens and to help find solutions to lower this statistic.

Locally, the Gulf Shores High School Peer Helper and Driver Education classes, led by Amy McKenzie and Marcus Early, conducted various campus awareness activities to promote teen driver safety including the public service announcement contest, morning announcement videos and displaying a crashed car on each campus.

The winning public service announcement by Maddy Jerles may be viewed at www.sunny105.7.com or www.facebook/FrancesHolkJonesInsurance.