Allstate

NORTHBROOK, Ill., 07/01/2008 -- Residents in Sioux Falls, S.D., continued to top the chart as the safest drivers in the U.S., according to the fourth annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report™." The average driver in Sioux Falls experiences an auto collision every 14.6 years. Compared to the national likelihood of a collision every 10 years - Sioux Falls motorists are 31.6 percent less likely to have an accident than the national average.

CHIGAGO, IL, May 16, 2008 - Kate Voegele, a recording artist and guest star of TV's "One Tree Hill," has joined forces with the Ford Motor Company Fund, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), RADD - the entertainment industry's voice for road safety - and The Allstate Foundation to encourage teens to drive safely during prom season. The goal is to continue the safety improvements that resulted in a dramatic 61 percent drop in teen auto fatalities in Illinois from 57 in Jan. 1 - April 15, 2007 to 22 during the same period this year.