Marines learn the truth about driving

Who would have thought that watching YouTube videos, poking fun at hecklers and cracking jokes about the San Diego Chargers and Padres would keep Marines safe as they drive on San Diego’s freeways? Whether they were expected or not, those were the methods used by Eric Newbury, a California Highway Patrol officer who gave a pre-Labor Day safety brief on Sept. 3 to Marines on Camp Pendleton.

For the past three years, Newbury, who served 8.5 years in the Corps, has worked hard to put together a presentation that would not only hold the Marines’ attention, but get them to laugh, as they were remin...