driver inattention crashes
Oklahoma Launches New Anti-Texting While Driving Awareness Campaign
Texting while driving is a serious problem nationwide, and Oklahoma officials are cracking down to prevent car crashes related to texting not only involving teens, but for motorists of all ages within the state. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, over a dozen Oklahoma City high school students and safety advocates helped the governor launch an awareness campaign highlighting the dangers of texting and driving. The governor stated that about 700 Oklahoma car accidents, 30 of which were fatal, have involved a motorist who was either sending or reading a text message. Parents of teens lost in Oklahoma auto accidents also came out to show support and spread awareness of the tragedies that can happen because of drivers texting while driving.
Driver inattention is one of the most common causes of car crashes in Oklahoma and across the country. Taking one’s eyes off the road for even a split second can cause an accident with irreparable damage and alter the lives of all motorists involved in a crash permanently. Serious injuries such as brain damage, broken bones, amputation, nerve damage, disfigurement, burns and death can all occur due to an Oklahoma car accident caused by texting while driving.
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Inattentive Teen Looks for Gum but Finds Back of Truck in Rogers County Crash
Driver inattention never ends well. Distracted driving practices, whether it is talking or texting on a cell phone, carrying on a conversation with another passenger in the vehicle, or simply taking one’s eyes off the road, often end in a vehicular accident of some kind, which can result in motorist personal injury. A recent tulsaworld.com article explains that a crash in Rogers County involving two vehicles occurred simply because one of the motorists was searching for a piece of gum at the time of the collision.
Reportedly, the accident took place on Oklahoma 266 going westbound where the road intersects with 4100 Road. A 1995 Ford driven by a 58-year-old Claremore man, while waiting to make a right-hand turn onto 4100 Road, was struck from behind by a 19-year-old motorist driving a 2005 Jeep. A 55-year-old Morton man who was a passenger in the truck sustained head and internal injuries, and was listed in critical condition at St. Francis Hospital. The Claremore man sustained arm injuries, while the 19-year-old was not injured at all. According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the teenager was allegedly looking into the center console of the Jeep at the time of the crash, apparently searching for a piece of gum.
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