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Heather Willard

A young man drives on a rural road.Alex Jumper / Unsplash. (Douglas County, Colo.) After 28 people died on Douglas County roads last year, the most in five years, the Colorado State Patrol wants the county’s teen drivers to slow down and buckle up.

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DougCo teens echo national trend of not using seat belts, speeding

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