Sorry to hear NF. That poor family will never get over it.
What could be so important that you need to text somebody
while your driving ??????
We had a State car cell phone law passed about
a year ago, and i see very little difference in the number of people
i still see driving while phoning.
The penalty should be the same as DUI.
Driver was high school senior from next town. Obviously devastating for him and his family. Cooperating fully, stayed at scene, may have made the 911 call. Feel badly for the kid.
Stories going around...not confirmed...
1.Driver was 'distracted', according to chief of police. Possibly was texting.
2.Victim was in crosswalk, dropped phone, went back and was bent over when struck.
What I do know from a doctor who was on the scene, was that Allie was gone, never knew what hit her, had no brain activity when she was loaded into the ambulance. She was kept 'alive' long enough for her mother to get back in town.
Wake this evening, funeral tomorrow. I will see the parents after. Better for me as opposed to with the masses that will be there today and tomorrow. Streets already posted to be closed around church. Town is a wreck.
Police chief's advice; "When your kid gets behind the wheel of a car, have them throw their cell phone in the back seat....."
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
Wake this evening, funeral tomorrow. I will see the parents after. ....."
That is when the parents and family will need you the most.
My experience is people don't want to bother people when they're
mourning days and weeks after the services, but that is when they need their friends the most.
2 families will forever be changed and the kid will have to live with it the rest of his life.
Maybe we've reached the point where technology has gotten way past human capabilities making it unsafe in so many situations. Good move, toss the cell in the back seat, there's enough other distractions that need your attention while driving, accidents happen unfortunately.
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