CHP & Sheriff's Dept. to hold valuable class for teen drivers

As a way to promote safe driving, officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Fallbrook Sheriff’s substation have paired up to bring a Start Smart class to Fallbrook’s teen drivers and their parents.

Sheriff’s deputy Mark Cahill and CHP officer Eric Newbury will head up the free class, which will be offered Feb. 2 at Fallbrook Public Utility District at 6 p.m.

Information to be shared includes driver safety education, including avoidance techniques, collision causing factors, driver/parent responsibilities and seatbelt usage. The presentation itself, which is scheduled to last approx...