On September 23, 2008, 13-year-old Margay Schee was riding home from school when a semi-truck traveling at 60 mph slammed into the back of her school bus, which had stopped to let off students. She was killed when rescuers were unable to get her out of the burning wreckage. The truck driver was reaching for
On July 25, 2009, Eric was bicycling on a straight, unobstructed, country road. Although visible for hundreds of yards, he was struck and killed by a distracted teenage driver who neither swerved nor braked. Cell phone records indicate that the driver was texting just prior to the collision. Eric was a remarkable young man. While
On March 9, 2010, 19-year-old Chelsey Murphy and her unborn child were killed when a teen driver talking on his cell phone struck her as she was crossing an intersection near her home in Naples, FL. A friend who was crossing the street with Chelsea was seriously injured. The person with whom the driver was
On December 21, 2006, Brittanie was killed when she lost control of her vehicle, crossed four lanes of traffic, and was struck by an oncoming car. She was talking on her cell phone with a friend at the time of the crash. Brittanie was dedicated to working with children with an ultimate goal of becoming
On February 23, 2010, 19-year-old Heather Lerch lost control of her car and crashed through a guardrail on her way home from work.The impact caused the driver’s side door to collapse several feet inside the vehicle killing Heather instantly. At the time of the crash, she was speeding and texting back and forth with a
On January 3, 2008, Heather Hurd and her fiancée were scheduled to meet her parents at their wedding planner’s office in Orlando, Florida. On the way there, a tractor-trailer traveling at 65 miles per hour hit their car and eight others while they were stopped at a red light. The truck driver, who was texting
On April 27, 2009, single mom Alison Holden was driving to work when she was rear-ended at a stoplight by a driver who was sending a text message. She was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. In the months after the accident, she suffered from short-term memory loss and struggled
On May 18, 2008, John “Rusty” Gordon was riding his motorcycle on Ohio State Route 4 when a 20-year old driving a truck swerved into oncoming traffic. Rusty was struck head on and died instantly from a broken neck. The driver was using his cell phone at the time of the crash. Rusty was born
On December 1, 2010, 2-year-old Calli Ann Murray and her mother Ling were walking home from a park just blocks from their home. As they crossed the street in a crosswalk, holding hands, a young driver who was 18-year-old freshman volleyball player at Sonoma State University was texting on her cell phone. She struck Calli
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