We are all guilty of this deadly habit, yet many of us don’t even know when we are doing it. Our dependence on cell phones makes us do it even more. The offense is driving distracted. It happens when we are talking, texting, dialing, reaching, eating, reading or even grooming while we are driving and the results can be fatal. .

At the 2012  American Association for Justice (AAJ) Winter Convention, more than 60 trial lawyers met to learn about efforts to end distracted driving. It was a message taken to heart. Over 750 trial lawyers have now volunteered to speak in schools across all 50 of the United States and Canada this April during National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The .

Casey Feldman was only 21 when she was killed at a crosswalk in Ocean City, NJ on July 17, 2009—a victim of distracted driving. Today, Casey’s parents, trial attorney Joel D. Feldman and Dianne Anderson of Springfield, come to terms with their loss by promoting safe driving through the charitable foundation they established in Casey’s name that also celebrates her .

Most people know that driving while distracted is dangerous but many think of distracted driving as involving cell phones.  But talking on the phone or texting someone isn’t the only thing that can take your eyes off the road. Changing the radio station, fiddling with your GPS, arguing with a passenger, or even reaching for a drink could be dangerous. .