Crash data reveals seasonal patterns as teen driving deaths continue to climb, according to the latest statistics by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

Between 2019 and 2023, 13,135 people were killed in a crash involving a teen driver. More than 30 percent of those deaths occurred during the 100 deadliest days between Memorial Day and Labor Day, according to an AAA review of crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

On average, eight people are killed per day in teen-involved driving crashes in the summer, compared to seven per day during the rest of the year.

In 2023 alone, the most recent year of complete crash data, 2,897 people were killed in crashes involving a teen driver. A third of those deaths, 860, happened during the 100 Deadliest Days.

“Summer months are particularly dangerous as more young drivers hit the road during school breaks with many logging more unsupervised driving time than usual,” said Jake Nelson, director of Traffic Safety Advocacy and Research at AAA. “We encourage families to take advantage of AAA resources like our driver education classes and parent-teen safe driving agreements to help set clear expectations for driving privileges.”

There are steps teens and parents can take to save lives.

Parents should model safe driving behavior and communicate with their teens about buckling up, obeying speed limits, and putting phones away. Summer is also a great time for young drivers to complete a comprehensive driver education course to learn the rules of the road, AAA said.

One in three teens who text say they have done so while driving, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Dialing a phone number while driving increases a teen’s risk of crashing by six times, and texting while driving increases the risk by 23 times, the agency noted.

In addition, recent research highlights the life-saving potential of smartphone-blocking technology. Parents should encourage teens to use “do not disturb” features on their phones to silence distractions while driving, AAA added.