The Kansas Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Kansas Highway Patrol, today announced Blaire Beougher, 5, Stockton; Conner Miller, 9, Gorham; and Taylor Stein, 12, Hoxie, are the northwest Kansas regional winners in the 2014 Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day poster contest.

Each winner will receive a bicycle and a helmet donated by Safe Kids Kansas. The prizes will be presented by representatives from KDOT and the KHP.

A total of 1,344 youth across Kansas from age 5 to 13 took the time to think about safety and participate in the contest. Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day is a nationwide effort to increase roadway safety and reduce all traffic fatalities.

For more information, visit www.ksdot.org/events/PutTheBrakesOnFatalitiesDay.

Check out the winning entries below: