KSDOT

Phillipsburg Middle School student Makenzie Storz was recently named as one of three northwest Kansas winners in the 2016 Put the Brakes on Fatalities poster contest.

Storz was selected as the winner of the 11- to 13-year-old age division and was awarded a bicycle and helmet from Safe Kids Kansas during an assembly held on Oct. 31 at Phillipsburg Middle School.

A total of 824 kids across Kansas ages 5 to 13 took the time to think about safety and participated in the contest. Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day is a nationwide effort to increase roadway safety and reduce all traffic fatalities and is recognized annually on Oct. 10.

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