PBSO is pleased to introduce the S.T.O.P.P.E.D. program. A parental notification system developed by the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office to help reduce the number of young drivers involved in motor vehicle accidents.

Annually over 8,137 drivers between sixteen and twenty-one years of age die in the United States as a result of car crashes.

In Palm Beach County, young drivers represent 11% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes and 20% of all drivers involved in personal injury automobile accidents.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office offers parents this voluntary notification system to extend their watchful eyes and raise the awareness of drivers under the age of 21.

On Your Mark
Parents voluntarily register with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office any motor vehicle that will be operated by a driver under the age of 21.

Get Set
An identification decal is issued and affixed to the windshield of each registered vehicle.

S.T.O.P.P.E.D.
If for any reason the registered vehicle, when operated by a driver under the age of 21, is stopped by Sheriff's Deputies, the officer will complete a notification card providing the following information:

• Time and location of stop
• Driver's name and the number of passengers
• Reason for the stop
• Whether any traffic tickets were issued.

Nofications will be mailed directly to parents to make them aware of potential problems and enable them to enforce any parental rules that often coexist with teenage driving privileges.

For further S.T.O.P.P.E.D. information call (561) 688-3678

Special thanks to the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office,
Sheriff Kevin E. Walsh and Sgt. John D'Eredita for creating the STOPPED program and allowing PBSO to participate and expand the program.