Stacy Kagan, an Allstate agency owner, believes there is one statistic that every teenager who drives a car should be aware of.

“Five thousand teens are killed on the road every year in the U.S.,” Kagan said. “Vehicle accidents are the number one cause of teen deaths here. As many as 300,000 kids are severely injured in car crashes every year. It is sad, because accidents are very preventable.”

Kagan, who has spoken at local high schools and appeared on news channels advocating safe driving by teens, will appear in a program on the topic for “Designing Spaces,” a television show that is to be aired on the Learning Channel. Shooting took place recently at her office in Coral Springs. The program will be aired sometime during summer.

“It was a great experience, probably one of the best experiences of my life. I had earlier done two commercials for Allstate on safe driving. I was selected based on that,” the Coral Springs resident said. “More importantly, it is on a very important issue. I am a big advocate of safe driving and this program will help me reach out to more people. This is something I am very passionate about.”

“It is not just speeding. Accidents happen due to a combination of many things,” Kagan said. “Teens text, talk on the cell phone and sometimes don’t wear the seatbelt. According to a recent survey, 55 percent of teens said they go 10 mph over the speed limit. Twenty-seven percent said they speed 20 mph over the limit. That needs to stop.”