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New York College Student Dies in Texting While Driving Accident | Teens Against Distracted Driving
Sadly, last week we lost another young life to a texting while driving car accident. Police say that Mary E. Kavanaugh was texting at the time that she lost control of her vehicle. Continue reading more about the tragic New York texting while driving car accident at...
Texting While Riding a Bike Could Become Illegal in California | Teens Against Distracted Driving
Since bicyclists share the road with cars and other vehicles whose drivers are discouraged from texting while driving, should texting on bikes be illegal as well? California thinks so. Learn more about the possible California bicycle texting ban at Straight Talk Law....
Cell Phone Ban in Washington Could Lead to New Dangers | Teens Against Distracted Driving
On March 26th, Washington passed a ban on the use of cell phones while behind the wheel and will go into effect this June. However, lawmakers are now worried that this new law will cause drivers to endanger themselves in a new way. Read more about the texting while...
Kim Kardashian Takes Picture of Cop Texting While Driving | Teens Against Distracted Driving
Kim Kardashian said that she recently had a very bad texting and driving experience herself, but she did not divulge any details on the topic. Now, she has busted and taken a picture of a cop texting while driving and posted it on her Twitter. However the question...
Texting and Driving is Now a Primary Offense in Washington State | Teens Against Distracted Driving
Starting in June, texting while driving will officially be a primary offense in Washington State. After months of debate, Governor Christine Gregoire signed the bill into law last month. Find out more about the new texting while driving ban primary offense law at...
Fatal Texting While Driving Car Accident in Florida | Teens Against Distracted Driving
A driver in Florida was texting when he struck and killed a bicyclist back in 2008. Lawrence A. Daniels, the driver of the vehicle, was texting when he ran a stop sign. Now, the family of the man who was hit, James Caskey, is filing a wrongful death lawsuit. Please do...
Texting While Driving Ban Passed in Wyomoing | Teens Against Distracted Driving
Wyoming joins the fight and passes a band on texting while driving. Starting July 1st, the act is now a primary offense. Read more about the Wyoming texting while driving ban at Straight Talk Law Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident...
Oklahoma Texting While Driving Car Accident | Teens Against Distracted Driving
An Oklahoma woman was, you guessed it, texting while driving when she slammed her car into a concrete wall and suffered serious personal injuries to her leg. Read more about this texting while driving car accident at Straight Talk Law Teens Against Distracted Driving...
Texting Driver Ordered to Pay $22 Million in Damages | Teens Against Distracted Driving
Reed Vestal from Texas was ordered this week to pay $22 million in damages for a texting while driving car accident that occurred in 2007. Cases like this are the reason I started a group designed to get people to stop texting while driving. Please, never text while...
Fatal Semi Truck Accident the Result of Texting Driver | Teens Against Distracted Driving
We are sad to report another life lost as the result of a texting while driving car accident. This one involved a 51 year old woman from Wisconsin named Kathy A. Endsley and an unfortunate collision with a semi truck. Continue reading about this fatal texting while...
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Guest post from Miss Vicksburg’s Outstanding Teen, Taylor Lee
By Taylor Renee Lee, Miss Vicksburg's Outstanding Teen October 9th, 2013. That was the day that I received my Mississippi issued intermediate driver's license. I left my home alone for the very first time feeling bold and invincible. After driving for a few weeks, I...
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Teens Against Distracted Driving was created by Jason Epstein, a personal injury attorney in Bellevue.
You can find more information about Jason’s work at Premier Law Group.
Contact Jason at: 206-285-1743 or email Jason@premierlawgroup.com
