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Be Aware of the Dangers of Texting while Driving in Oklahoma
It only takes a moment for a distracted driver to cause a devastating accident. The following documentary, produced by AT&T, includes multiple examples of fatal car accidents caused by motorists who were texting while driving. There are numerous examples of final texts read or sent by someone moments before causing a crash. The images and descriptions may be graphic but the message cannot be more clear: Texting while driving destroys lives.
According to a 2009 study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), you are 23 times more likely to be involved in an accident while texting and driving. Why is texting such a dangerous form of distracted driving? Drivers who are texting have at least one hand off the wheel, their eyes off the roadway, and their mind off the task at hand. That means that texting motorists are distracted in three different ways. All motorists are encouraged to turn off their phones while driving or to pull over before reading or sending a text.
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Texting Contributed to Oklahoma City SUV Crash
An evening high-speed car crash on March 11 resulted in multiple injuries and the near splitting in half of the high-speed driver’s car. According to NewsOK.com, a police report, released today, identifies text messaging as a possible contributing cause of the auto accident.
Investigators determined that the high-speed driver was travelling north at approximately 95 mph before he crashed on Rockwell Ave. south of Wilshire Boulevard. Eyewitness accounts described the car as having veered into southbound lanes and subsequently hit a sport utility vehicle. The high-speed driver was thrown from the car, which was wrecked. His teenage passenger and the occupants of the SUV were taken to hospitals with less serious injuries. The high-speed driver is currently in good condition at OU Medical Center where he remains hospitalized.
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