Centerline Car Rentals and the Virgin Islands Office of Highway Safety (VIOHS) are pleased to announce the Drive Safe Contest winners! Cash prizes, sponsored by the Virgin Islands Insurance Association, are being awarded to the below high school and college students who submitted videos and graphics about safe driving.
St. Croix | St. Thomas/St. John |
1st Place Video: Precious Modeste Don’t Text & Drive 2nd Place Video: Abyjah Evans Stay Focused At Night1st Place Graphic: Hakim Kiture |
1st Place Video: Cheryl Thomas Safe Drivers Are Life Savers 2nd Place Videos: Brian George & Peter Lordain Drive Sober by Brian Drive Safely by Peter1st Place Graphic: Celestial Dazle |
“At Centerline, the most important messaging we can share with our community is reinforcing safe driving,” says Renée Sweany, Marketing Director for Centerline and project manager for the Drive Safe campaign. “We hope these young drivers will inspire all Virgin Islanders to drive safe.”
The contest solicited videos and graphics focused on eliminating distractions and driving sober. Submissions were very creative, including poetry, driving simulation, cinematic artistry, and a variety of safe driving tips. Centerline will release the winning videos and graphics on Facebook and Instagram over the coming weeks. Additionally, the top two videos will play at Caribbean Cinemas St. Croix and St. Thomas through September 2024.
“Starting with young drivers of the U.S. Virgin Islands will make a big difference in forming overall safe driving habits,” says Daphne O’Neal, VIOHS Director. “With more than 1,000 crashes caused by distracted and impaired driving in the territory in the past year, Centerline is inspiring others to make our roads safer.”
In 2023, the Drive Safe with Centerline campaign launched in partnership with the VIOHS. Keep left, Eliminating Distractions, and Driving Sober are the main themes of the campaign. A library of videos can be viewed in the Drive Safe With Centerline YouTube Playlist.