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Teen safety a driving force for Kobuchar
Teen safety a driving force for Kobuchar Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who is both a former county prosecutor and the mother of a 15-year-old, says the two experiences have convinced her that the nation needs stricter standards for kids behind the wheel. "You can change cultures by getting a change of standards out there for the public to listen to," Klobuchar said in an interview for the POLITICO video series "The Politics of America's Youth." "And they start saying, 'You know what? That's a good idea.' So it's really a personal choice, but it's something that they hear about and they start believing in."
Lommen Abdo continues its effort to remind drivers to FOCUS ON THE ROAD® By Kate Westad
As a personal injury attorney, countless clients have told me that the driver that hit them was looking down at the time of the collision and was driving while distracted. Those clients are alive to tell their story. Others are not so lucky. Within the last year, I started a Facebook and Twitter account to continue Lommen Abdo’s public service campaign against distracted driving: Focus on the Road®. Read the rest of the article.
Train engineer sent text 22 seconds before California crash - 25 dead.
March 3, 2009 - Los Angeles, California - An engineer had beenind sending text messages seconds before his commuter train failed to stop at a red light and collided head on with a freight train in a Los Angeles suburb last year, federal investigators said Tuesday.
Woman's Text Message Blamed in Car-Bus Crash
March 7, 2009 - East Grand Rapids, Michigan - Courtney Tucker says she learned an important lesson about attentiveness when she crashed her vehicle into a bus after becoming distracted by an incoming text message on her cell phone.
FHP Says Driver Was On Phone During Crash That Killed Teen Girl
September 23, 2008 - The driver of a semi that smashed into the back of a school bus admitted he was on his cell phone, according to Captain Gregory LaMont of the Florida Highway Patrol. Four students were in critical condition after the horrific bus crash claimed the life of 13-year-old Frances Schee on Tuesday afternoon.
5 CHEERLEADERS DIE IN FIERY CRASH IN NEW YORK- did text messaging play a role in teenagers deaths?
Authorities say that driver’s phone was making calls and receiving/sending text messages minutes before the crash. Police don't know if the driver was the one who responded to the text message. They say driver inexperience, a dangerous passing maneuver, and speed were factors in the crash.
- http://www.parentdish.com/2007/07/16/was texting the cause of fatal crash/
- http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/phones/2007 09 12 texting driving_N.htm
Man texting while driving when he hit and killed Taunton, MA teen with SUV, prosecutor says
December 29, 2007 - Taunton, Massachussets -Man accused of killing a 13-year-old boy in a hit-and-run told police he was behind the wheel typing a text message on his cellphone when he lost control of the sport utility vehicle and hit what he thought was a mailbox.
- http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2007/12/29/3436761.html
- http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2007/12/man_texting_whi.html
3 ALABAMA CHEERLEADERS KILLED: police investigate accident - was teenage driver distracted?
November 29, 2007: Seven cheerleaders involved in single car crash into a tree. Three die, 4 injured. The Blount County coroner, John Mark Vaughn, said the girls were laughing, singing and "cutting up" moments before the driver lost control on a straight stretch of road. "It looks like she was just distracted. If you can imagine a bunch of kids in a car like that, it's not hard to understand," he said.
2 MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS DIE- Ipod distraction led to crash.
September 21, 2007 - A car rollover that killed two Minnetonka High School seniors happened because the driver was distracted by her iPod, according to the final State Patrol report released Monday. It also said that the other victim did not have an accessible, working seat belt.
2 ARIZONA MOTORISTS KILLED - Distracting Text Message Received by 18 year old
August 15, 2007 - 2 Arizona motorists were killed after an 18-year old woman apparently became distracted by text-messaging on her cell phone while driving, crossed the center line and crashed into another motorist head-on - killing them both. Investigators believe the woman’s pickup drifted across the center line because she was text-messaging on her cell phone immediately prior to the collision.
28-YEAR OLD CALIFORNIAN MAN DIES IN HEAD ON COLLISION - using laptop while driving
February 27, 2007 - 28-year old man died after his vehicle slammed head on into a Hummer on Highway 99 north of Sacramento. Highway Patrol suspect man lost control because he was typing on a laptop.
53-YEAR OLD WASHINGTON STATE MAN CAUSES 5 CAR ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE - Man using BlackBerry
A Mercer Island, Washington man fiddling with his BlackBerry was cruising down Interstate 5's express lanes Tuesday morning in his minivan, oblivious that traffic ahead had come to a dead stop. The 53-year-old man's minivan smashed into a car, setting off a chain reaction that included three other cars and a Community Transit bus, which was carrying 28 passengers.
52-YEAR OLD MAN CAUSES COLLISION IN HAWAII - texting to blame.
Kailua, Hawaii man who was text-messaging while driving suffered mild injuries after he crossed lanes and crashed against an incoming truck. The 52-year-old's B-M-W flipped over on Kalanianaole Highway near Sandy Beach.