A tragic crash that claimed the lives of six high school girls in Oklahoma has prompted the Chairwoman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board to issue a plea to parents. The final report on the collision, which occurred in Tishomingo, revealed that the 16-year-old driver, impaired by recent marijuana use, accelerated through a stop sign, leading to the fatal accident.
The NTSB emphasized that marijuana can impair critical driving functions such as motor coordination, reaction time, and judgment of time and distance. Despite the legalization of recreational marijuana in many states, driving under its influence remains illegal nationwide.
