Impact of Teen Driving

David Graham stands in front of a projected newspaper page showing the report of his arrest in the 2005 fatal car crash in which one passenger was killed an another injured when the car he was driving went off the road and struck two trees during his presentation as part of !MPACT (Mourning Parents ACT) Safe Teen Driving Program Friday, April 27, 2012 Students at Robert E. Fitch High School in Groton. Graham spent nearly a year in prison after the 2005 accident. Graham, and fellow !MPACT member Linda Strickland, who's son was killed in a 2006 accident, spoke to the students about the dangers of distracted and impaired driving leading up to prom season.

Graham shows a photo of the twisted wreckage of his car after the 2005 fatal crash.

Students at Robert E. Fitch High School in Groton listen as David Graham speaks as part of !MPACT (Mourning Parents ACT) Safe Teen Driving Program Friday, April 27, 2012.

Students at Robert E. Fitch High School in Groton listen as David Graham speaks.

A display of photos of 15 teens killed in crashes over the last decade greeted students at Robert E. Fitch High School in Groton as they arrived for a Safe Teen Driving Program presented by !MPACT (Mourning Parents ACT) Friday, April 27, 2012.

Students at Robert E. Fitch High School in Groton listen as David Graham speaks as part of !MPACT (Mourning Parents ACT) Safe Teen Driving Program.

Mary Ann Little, a member of the Robert E. Fitch High School Parent Council, left, embraces Linda Strickland after Strickland addressed students at Fitch as part of !MPACT (Mourning Parents ACT) Safe Teen Driving Program Friday, April 27, 2012.

Mary Ann Little, a member of the Robert E. Fitch High School Parent Council, left, embraces David Graham after Graham addressed students at Fitch as part of !MPACT (Mourning Parents ACT) Safe Teen Driving Program Friday, April 27, 2012.

Two speakers, Linda Strickland and David Graham, gave their personal perspectives on the tragic consequences of teen driving accidents to a packed auditorium at Robert E. Fitch high school in Groton Friday, April 27, 2012.