A 26-year-old Vancouver man is scheduled on Tuesday to be in Washington, D.C., to participate in a press conference and to help lobby Congress to pass more stringent regulations for teen drivers.
Tyler Presnell will be at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center rallying support with other traffic-safety advocates for the STAND UP Act, which would create a federal three-step licensing process, with limitations on new drivers until at least age 18.
Twelve years ago, Presnell was in the back seat of a friend’s car when the newly licensed driver lost control. Presnell’s door hit a telephone pole at 70 mph.
Presnell spent six weeks in a coma after the crash and has undergone more than 20 surgeries. He continues to experience short-term memory loss.
