The first ever winner of the Teen Driving Activist of the Year Award, Natalie Hayford, 16, of Andover, Minn., won a $10,000 prize and picked the Anoka High School SADD chapter to win a $5,000 grant.

In 2007, Natalie worked with famed University of Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith to create three public service announcements; co-wrote and co-produced a television program featuring experts who gave advice on teen driving; and helped produce an in-school television segment encouraging teens to talk to their peers about smart driving.

Next year, Natalie and the Anoka SADD team are planning to star in a DVD about teens and reckless driving to be shown to health classes in Minnesota.

The Teen Driving Activist of the Year Awards were part of National Youth Traffic Safety Month in May. Check out what else went on in May here.

If you or someone you know has been actively involved in taking on the teen driving issue, check back next spring to apply for the Teen Driving Activist of the Year Award.