WTJX NEWSFEED: April 2, 2025

By Isabelle Teare

Published April 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM AST

*An auto accident which took place when a distracted driver on a cellphone ran a stop sign in Estate Peter’s Rest on St. Croix on March 13, 2025.*

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: April marks the start of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month; we speak with the manager of the territory’s Impaired Driving Program, who says 2024 marked one of the worst years for distracted driving accidents in Virgin Islands. A federal judge has partially denied WAPA's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by customers who allege they were overbilled and faced improper service terminations due to the implementation of a faulty smart metering system. And a pending bill could codify WICO’s obligation to contribute to the GERS. Listen to these stories and more.

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Isabelle Teare

Isabelle Teare is a new member of the WTJX team. She is a recent graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she specialized in radio broadcast and audio storytelling. Raised on the island of St. Thomas since the age of seven, Isabelle attended and graduated from Antilles School before moving to Washington, D.C. where she earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in Justice and Peace Studies. Originally planning on pursuing a career in the law, Isabelle worked as a paralegal on St. Thomas for several years before making the decision to pursue her passion for storytelling.

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