Wil Craig was 17 years old when he suffered a traumatic brain injury. He was riding in a friend’s car. The friend was texting while driving, and she crashed the car into a tree. She was driving 120 MPH at the time, and she had only gotten six letters into her message: it said “Where… read more
On Wednesday, July 25, Phil Sorenson rode his motorcycle for the last time. Brent O’Neal, a 21-year-old driver, was driving 60 mph in a 30 mph zone, according to Sioux Falls police. In addition to driving 30 mph over the speed limit, he was texting. O’Neal hit three cars before crashing into Sorenson’s motorcycle, and… read more
The thought of a commercial truck driver texting while driving is an alarming one. How about using a cell phone at all? Last month U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a final rule prohibiting hand-held cell phone use by commercial drivers while operating a commercial vehicle. “When drivers of large trucks, buses and hazardous material… read more
