FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 27, 2006

CONTACT: L/Cpl. PAUL BROUTHERS, 803-896-8144

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces the following event:

 

Who:              South Carolina Highway Patrol, Families of Highway Fatalities Reps. Lisa Radvansky and daughter Megan Radvansky (who lost

their son and brother in a 2003 motor vehicle collision), The Citadel

 

What:            South Carolina Highway Patrol presents Motor Vehicle Safety Assembly to Citadel cadets, faculty

and staff

Special Guests: Families of Highway Fatalities Representatives: Lisa Radvansky and daughter,

Megan Radvansky. Megan is currently Teen Miss South Carolina 2005. She is using her platform

to promote safety and discuss losing her brother in a collision in which he was not buckled

up (see attached poster. This poster was distributed to high schools, middle schools and

hospitals). Megan has been working with teens at high schools and church parent/teen forums

around the state, in partnership with SCDPS, to promote restraint usage and safe driving habits.

 

When:              Tuesday, February 28, 2006

 

Where:           The Citadel, McAlister Field House