For anyone who thinks texting and driving is no big deal
 

This was my night last night:

Tonight I arrived on the scene of an accident. I held a young girl's hand while she layed bleeding from her head and face as I waited for help to arrive.
She had run the red light in her Kia and got T-Boned by an SUV. She asked me if her face was okay. I told her she was going to be fine. She couldn't open her one eye and the blood was dripping into her mouth. I don't know if I convinced her.
She told me it was her birthday and she was going to meet her friends.
She wanted me to call her parents. I asked her where her phone was. She cried "It's down by my legs. I dropped it. I was texting. I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

Tragic.

:shakes head: What happened to the people in the SUV? I feel sorry for the young lady but it was her own stupidity that caused the accident. I just hope she has enough insurance to pay for the SUV occupants' medical and repair bills.

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I rid myself of the desire to text by simply turning that feature off when I am driving. A simple app turns off texting beeps at 20mph. Easy enough!

Holy crap!

This is a good lesson. Thanks for sharing. When I see a driver texting I just stay away from them. I always looke behind me to see if they are paying attention or looking down. Hope people come out alive from that accident.

Yooooo peeps taking the text and drive seriosuly one lady even pulled over on a street and started texting. Then continued driving. :icon17:

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This is just sad..

Call me an ******* but too bad she didn't die.

If every youthful indiscretion resulted in a fatality then we'd have been a short lived species. We can feel for everyone involved, hope for the best, and still hold the guilty culpable for his or her own actions. Wishing someone had died doesn't make you tough on the guilty, it just seems to diminish your humanity a bit.

You are not an azzhole, you are a douche. Genuinely.

Thanks!

Your entitled to your opinion, But as a Father I wouldn't wish that on anyone's daughter for a simple careless mistake.
I totally agree.