In the last two months, more than 30 teens have died on Colorado roads, the state patrol said. The parents of one of those kids said most of these deaths were preventable and they are now working through their grief by educating others.

Barrie and Sue McLeod lost their 15-year-old daughter Caitlyn in a crash on Feb 28. She was one of three teens from Chatfield High School who lost their lives when the 16-year-old driver of the car they were in lost control on the winding stretch of Ken Caryl Avenue.

"There's kids out there with 2,000-pound vehicles that, quite honestly, don't understand what they have at their hands," Barrie McLeod said.

The McLeods want to change that thinking and with funds from their daughter's memorial, they've been able to help support the Colorado State Patrol's Alive At 25 program, designed to teach teens the consequences of unsafe driving.

"I hate to think she had to die for this reason, but if one child can learn something that saves them, that's all I want. That's all I want," said Sue McLeod.

The McLeods want to expand the program to every school in Colorado and provide consistent funding every year.

In the past six years, troopers have taken 12,000 students through the program and in that time, only one of those students who were enrolled died on the road.

Some current and soon-to-be drivers say the program works.

"Just knowing and seeing things they showed us, it makes you realize what you're doing a lot more," said Allee, a 17-year-old driver.

To contribute to the Caitlyn Craig Memorial Fund, send a check to:

Foothills Bank
12644 W. Indore Ave.
Littleton. CO 80127

You can also find more about the Alive At 25 program at Alive-At-25.org