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Vancouver man to lobby for teen driver safety

By Bob Albrecht
Published: March 5, 2011, 12:00am

A 26-year-old Vancouver man is scheduled on Tuesday to be in Washington, D.C., to participate in a press conference and to help lobby Congress to pass more stringent regulations for teen drivers.

Tyler Presnell will be at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center rallying support with other traffic-safety advocates for the STAND UP Act, which would create a federal three-step licensing process, with limitations on new drivers until at least age 18.

Twelve years ago, Presnell was in the back seat of a friend’s car when the newly licensed driver lost control. Presnell’s door hit a telephone pole at 70 mph.

Presnell spent six weeks in a coma after the crash and has undergone more than 20 surgeries. He continues to experience short-term memory loss.

He speaks to area high school and driver’s education students about safe driving.

Presnell was last in Washington, D.C., for a similar effort on Sept. 28.

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