What started as a class project became a statewide campaign to help save lives in Florida. Students in a mass media class at Tallahassee Community College (TCC) were tasked with creating projects to help persuade young people to put their phones dow ...
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Father Pushes for Change Over Distracted Driving
[tmm_video cover_image="" cover_image_on_mobiles="1" width="" height="" sc_id="sc1258880509562"]https://apbfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/WCTV-Embedded-Video-Player.mp4[/tmm_video] His son, Anthony Branca, was 19 when he died in 2014 TAL ...
Florida Lawmakers Hear from Victims of Distracted Driving
By Donovan Myrie - Special Projects Producer, Emilee Speck - Digital journalist TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A bereaved father begged Florida lawmakers Monday to use their power to make distracted driving a primary offense. Lawmakers heard from people ...
Father’s mission to discourage distracted driving
A father has made it his mission to discourage distracted driving. "My son was killed by someone who wasn't paying attention to the road," Demetrius Branca said. Branca's family calls it a revolution to stop distracted driving. Anthony B ...
Hero of the Month Award
Click Below to Listen to the Radio Announcement: [tmm_audio sc_id="sc524538659589"]https://apbfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Talon_Jimmy-Charlie-8_091916mx.mp3[/tmm_audio] Demetrius was nominated for Hero of the Month by Lora Branca ...
A Reality Show’s Stars Learn a Devastating Lesson About Distracted Driving
The teenage stars of YouTube reality series @SummerBreak take an emotional ride in this road-safety PSA with a reveal so powerful, it reduces some of them to tears. Part of AT&T's acclaimed "It Can Wait" campaign against distracted driving, the ...
There Oughta Be a {Better} Law!
Florida family demands tougher laws on texting & driving in Florida after son's death. On November 7th, 2014, a distracted driver killed 19-year-old Anthony Branca. "He was killed because someone else chose to make driving less than important," ...