A driver of a Cadillac sedan, who, according to investigators, was distracted by his ringing cell phone, caused an fatal accident in Porterville, California. The fatal distracted driving crash occurred Saturday night. The driver’s cell phone had apparently fallen, and when the driver searched for it, he veered into oncoming traffic. [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
Upon the introduction of smartphones and increased multi-tasking behavior, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is calling distracted driving an epidemic. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation 3,092 people died and 416,000 were injured in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2010. Distracted driving [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
Monett High School, in Missouri showed the dangers of distracted driving through a docudrama played out in real life in front of them. A program entitles “Dangers of Distraction” was presented by Merry and Ron Dye in the auditorium of the school. The students then went outside to a parking lot where a simulated […]
Kiernan Hopkins
The National Safety Council estimates there were more than 1 million crashes in the United States this year caused by drivers distracted by their cellphones. The Hoover, AL community and officials are rallying this week to bring to light the dangers of distracted driving. Although texting itself is a huge factor, the campaign hopes to [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
A Massachusetts teenager was sentenced to one year in prison after his texting while driving led to a crash that caused fatal and serious injuries. Prosecutors allege that Deveau, who was only 17 years old at the time of the accident, was texting when his car crossed the center line of the road, swerved into […]
Kiernan Hopkins
The 4th Annual Crash Course Teen Driving Summit took place today at the Pelhem Civic Center in Alabama. On a national average, Alabama ranks high for teen driving fatalities and injuries. The event held today helped to simulate the dangers of distracted driving. Some of the tests given to the teens included: wearing [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
A fatal collision caused by distracted driving killed a 40-year-old woman near Sherwood Park early Monday morning. The accident occurred at the intersection of Baseline Road and Highway 216. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police stated that the woman had exited from the highway and was in the process of turning onto Baseline Road westbound [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
U.S. Department of Transportation has paid police to spy on drivers suspected of texting… The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it is providing a grant of $550,000 that will allow police departments in Connecticut and Massachusetts to test a variety of new anti-texting enforcement programs for a [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
