For more information, contact:

Meaghan Wims
Duffy & Shanley for AT&T New England
401-278-4434
mwims@duffyshanley.com

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Rep. Ziobron, AT&T New England, CT DOT
Bring Distracted Driving Program to Local High School
WHAT:

Connecticut state Rep. Melissa Ziobron will join AT&T Connecticut and the Connecticut
Department of Transportations Highway Safety Office to bring the Save a Life Tour to East
Hampton High School.
In partnership with AT&Ts It Can Wait campaign, DOTs Save a Life Tour is a high-impact
distracted driving program geared specifically for teens.
This multimedia event features the AT&T documentary, From One Second to the Next,
directed by acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog. The documentary highlights real stories of
those who have had to face the devastating consequences that are caused by distracted
driving.
The Save a Life Tour brings two texting and driving simulators for students, which allow
them to experience the dangerous consequences of distracted driving in a safe setting.

WHO:

Rep. Melissa Ziobron, R East Hampton, Connecticut House of Representatives

Abigail Jewett, Regional Vice President, AT&T Connecticut
John Fidler, Principal, East Hampton High School

WHERE:

East Hampton High School

15 North Maple Street
East Hampton, Conn.

WHEN:

Thursday, Oct. 15
7:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
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