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Texting While Driving Results in Atlanta Vehicular Homicide | Teens Against Distracted Driving
Lori Reineke was charged with vehicular homicide as well as ‘engaging in actions which distract from the safe operation of a motor vehicle (using her cell phone) in Atlanta this week after striking and killing a man in a crosswalk. However, Reineke’s lawyer has arguments and believes officials are charging her just as a way to make an example of someone. There are also other details which make the case controversial.
Read more about Reineke’s vehicular homicide caused by texting and driving at Straight Talk Law.
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
High School Student Creates Powerful Anti-Texting While Driving Public Service Announcement | Teens Against Distracted Drivers
Alex Calderon, a high school teenager from Colorado, created a powerful anti-texting while driving public service announcement that she entered into a state-wide contest. Her video was not only chosen as the winner, but is also being aired on cable television and has caused many to get ‘teary-eyed.’
Watch the anti-texting while driving public service announcement here.
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
Woman Paralyzed As Result of Texting While Driving Accident | Teens Against Distracted Driving
Loretta Strong knows first hand the dangers associated with texting and driving. Loretta and her husband were involved in a car accident with a teenager in Indiana in 2008. While the texting while driving teenager only walked away with a fine, Loretta suffered an injury that would change her life forever.
Read more about Loretta and her accident involving a
texting while driving teenager at Straight Talk Law.
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
Over 40 Texting While Driving Fines Given in Only 60 Minutes | Teens Against Distracted Driving
Officials in Torrance, California setup a traffic operation on a busy road on a Wendesday morning in order to prevent distracted driving and educate drivers on the dangers of texting while driving. The operation started at 10:30 in the morning, and by the time noon rolled around, the results were startling.
Read the details of all of the
texting while driving fines at Straight Talk Law
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
Teacher Killed in Texting While Driving Accident | Teens Against Distracted Driving
Sadly, Megan Schneider, a school teacher in Colorado, died in an auto accident last week. Icy roads were determined to be a factor in the accident, but so were other causes including sending texts while she was driving.
Continue to Straight Talk Law to learn the factors that caused this tragic car accident as well as how close to the time of the crash Schneider was sending text messages.
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
Texting and Driving is Dangerous: High School Essay | Teens Against Distracted Driving
Texting and driving is dangerous, we all know this. In order to figure out how to truly put an end to the habit, maybe we should be listening to what the teenagers themselves have to say. Traverse City West Senior High School junior Kelly Brown wrote the following essay before the recent efforts in Michigan to ban texting while driving…
Continue Reading at Straight Talk Law
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
5 Must Read Tips to Help Break Texting While Driving Habit | Teens Against Distracted Driving
Even though more and more States across the United States are passing bans on texting while driving, many people still cannot resist the urge to pick up their phone and send or read their daily text messages. Because we all know how dangerous it really is, we should each do our part in putting an end to this activity. Here are 5 tips to help you break your habit….
Continue reading at Straight Talk Law about tips to help stop texting while driving.
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
Texting While Driving Proven To Be More Dangerous Than Drunk Driving | Teens Against Distracted Driving
An experiment that took place on a deserted air strip looked to measure how dangerous texting while driving really is. With the cars traveling at 70 miles an hour, drivers reaction times were measured in different circumstances. Reactions were measured when the drivers unimpaired, when they were drunk, when they were reading an email on their phone and finally, when they were sending a text message.
Check out the results on Straight Talk Law
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
Technology Companies Attempt to Help Put an End to Texting While Driving | Teens Against Distracted Driving
It looks like technology companies have begun to join the fight against texting while driving. Cellcontrol has developed a device that prevents any texting while the driver’s vehicle is in motion.
Learn more about the device that could prevent car accidents
at Straight Talk Law.
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.