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The goal of the forum is to identify actions needed to eliminate substance-impaired related deaths and injuries on American&#160;roadways.<\/p>\n<p>The two-day event will be webcast life at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/fzFiOW\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/fzFiOW<\/a>, and an archive of the webcast will be available on the NTSB website for three months following the&#160;event.<\/p>\n<p>According to the NTSB, while traffic deaths from all causes have dropped substantially since 2005, the percentage of those killed involving a substance-impaired driver has remained unchanged for more than a decade, accounting for one-third of traffic fatalities. The forum is aimed at evaluating actions needed to eliminated impaired driving deaths and&#160;injuries.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most notable items on the agenda is the commemoration of the 24th anniversary of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carrollton,_Kentucky_bus_collision\" target=\"_blank\">deadliest impaired driving crash in U.S. history<\/a>. The crash, on May 14, 1988, in Carrollton, Kentucky, involved a repeat drunk driver\u00a0who crashed into a school bus filled with members of a Kentucky church youth group en route to a day at Kings Island Amusement Park in Ohio. The accident killed 27 and injured 34 when occupants were unable to exit and the bus was engulfed in flames. Only 6 escaped with no injuries. Reaching Zero will commemorate the event and screen a movie trailer of a documentary being developed by survivor Harold&#160;Dennis.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s forum will also feature renowned speakers and panelists who will&#160;provide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A current state-of-the-state on the scope of the alcohol and drug driving&#160;problem<\/li>\n<li>The challenges with data&#160;collection<\/li>\n<li>The latest on current interventions and how they\u2019re performing in programs across the&#160;country<\/li>\n<li>Issues facing enforcement and the challenges that the judicial system faces dealing with substance-impaired&#160;drivers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a <a title=\"AMS Attends First-Ever NTSB Impaired-Driving Forum, Reaching Zero\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alcoholmonitoring.com\" target=\"_blank\">company that has delivered a technology to help courts manage more than 225,000 alcohol-impaired drivers, AMS<\/a> is pleased to have representatives from our industry relations team in attendance at the forum. Stay tuned for an update on today\u2019s events and a look at the Day 2&#160;Agenda!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Traffic Safety Board is hosting their first-ever two-day forum focused on eliminating substance-impaired driving. Reaching Zero is being held May 15-16 in Washington, D.C., where representatives from academia, research and advocacy organizations, industry, and state and federal agencies will attend and serve as panelists. 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