KSL.com: Video aims to educate about drug-impaired driving deaths

SALT LAKE CITY — Tena Rummage’s 42-year-marriage to Randy Rummage was cut short by someone driving under the influence of prescription drugs.

On the afternoon of Dec. 15, 2013, Randy Rummage was broadsided by a vehicle that failed to stop at a red light in Springville. Rummage later died from his injuries.

The Rummage family and the Utah Department of Transportation will release a new video titled “Randy’s Story” to raise awareness about the growing trend of drug-impaired driving fatalities.

Watch news coverage and read the full article here: https://www.ksl.com/article/36953144/video-aims-to-educate-about-drug-impaired-driving-deaths

Deseret News story: Drug-impaired driving deaths on the rise


Article from the Deseret News by Chris Larson
Published: October 14, 2015

“We wanted to share our story to make people aware of the problem that is here in Utah, of driving under the influence of prescription medication,” Tena Rummage said. “It was our hope that we would educate people that driving irresponsibly can be deadly and dangerous.”

Drug-impaired fatalities are on the rise in Utah, jumping from 43 in 2011 to 53 in 2013; 48 deaths were recorded in 2014, according to Gary Mower, research analyst for Utah Department of Public Safety.

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https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865639053/Drug-impaired-driving-deaths-on-the-rise.html