A 32-year-old woman died in High Point, NC three days ago after crossing a median and striking a truck head-on. Police investigators are now reporting that "selfies" might have been involved.
Courtney Ann Sanford told Facebook that "The Happy Song makes me so HAPPY." The Star reports that Ms. Sanford was also posting "selfies" to Facebook before the crash.
This is another good solid chance for the media to report the usual dodgy statistics on distracted driving, and they're doing it. Speaking as someone who had his only major automobile accident as an adult while he was awake, alert, sober, and had both hands firmly on the steering wheel, I'm always a bit suspicious of said statistics. One could argue that Miss Sanford was alive and well while she was texting and posting selfies but succumbed to something completely different later. Until the investigators manage to show that her last Tweet was "Turfing across the median towards a truck, still thinking about Pharrell Williams #sodistracted" perhaps the lady should be given the courtesy of being presumed innocent.
You know, since our country was founded on that presumption.
In the meantime, all Americans are encouraged to hang up their phones, turn off the Candy Crush, pull the fuse from their MyFordTouch systems, place both hands at ten and two at the wheel, and stare determinedly at the bumper of the stopped car in traffic ahead. When it's safe to do something else, we'll text you.
from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA
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