A Canadian driver from Alberta has saved four kids from being hit by a car, according to the news. The man who’s now under the spotlight, saw the kids on a crosswalk and noticed a distracted driver about to hit them when he pulled into the road with his Hummer and hit the car to save the kids. The driver of the other car was talking on a cell phone when the accident happened. For more on this nearly-fatal accident, (read more)
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07
Sep
2012
Driver Saves Kids From Distracted Driver
According to the news, in a recent question and answer column, a trooper of the Minnesota State Patrol responded to a question about distracted driving. The trooper discussed how he feels about any of the modern distractions that get in the way of driving, which eventually make for hot conversational topics and that should not be hated for how they are used, only misused. According to the troopers, a car with a built-in coffee maker does not really seem like (read more)
Read MoreLocal Los Angeles news outlets reported that a 100-year-old driver reportedly attempted to stop his vehicle just before it backed on to a sidewalk across from an elementary school in South Los Angeles last Wednesday but wasn’t able to do so. According to the accident reports, the vehicle hit eleven individuals, including nine children. The driver talked to reporters after the crash and reportedly claimed that just before the accident he attempted to stop the vehicle but found it to (read more)
Read MoreA distracted driver in Minneapolis has been sentenced to serve at least one year in prison after causing an auto crash that unfortunately resulted in the deaths of two women and an unborn child. According to the news, the man who’s been recently sentenced is said to have kept his eyes off the road for at least 16 seconds, which caused the accident. Prosecutors asked for a sentence of four and a half years, and the distracted driver’s family asked (read more)
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31
Jul
2012
Distracted Driver Causes Four-Vehicle Crash
Multiple news agencies have revealed that a driver who was reportedly distracted by a child in the back seat may have caused an accident that took place on Jameson Canyon Road. Reports show that the BMW sedan crashed into the back of a Honda Accord while both vehicles were traveling on the westbound lanes of the road. The Honda driver attempted to swerve but the BMW clipped the side of the vehicle and ended up crashing into a Suzuki vehicle (read more)
Read MoreWhile allowing distractions to take your attention away from the road while you’re behind the wheel is a well known danger to drivers, causing several fatal collisions each year, distracted walking is now turning into a growing danger. Several videos of walkers falling and running into objects while using their cell phones to text have been posted on the internet and while the videos may be funny, reports of pedestrians caught in road traffic because of their distracted manners are (read more)
Read MoreTexting and driving is rapidly becoming one of the most hazardous conditions on the roadway, with distracted drivers causing a marked increase in traffic fatalities yearly. The question is, however, what should you do when you encounter a distracted driver? Some say call 911, others say avoid the driver and continue about your business. According to the news, the area covering what’s the safe thing to do when reporting a distracted driver is grey and to stay safe at all times (read more)
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06
Jul
2012
Distracted Driver Reportedly Killed in Crash
According to a series of news agencies, a driver from Katy, Texas was unfortunately killed while texting and driving. The accident report claims he struck the back of a semi-truck and was killed upon impact. The driver was reportedly using what a local Police Trooper described as a palm-pilot at the time of the crash, and was looking down while driving. The motorist’s identity is not immediately available; the truck-driver was treated for minor injuries. No other vehicles were involved. (read more)
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02
Nov
2011
Distracted Driver Crashes Vehicle
According to news sources, a man who was reportedly “fooling around” with his girlfriend while driving on Highway 101 rear-ended another vehicle on the roadway and went plummeting down an embankment. The 26-year-old man was driving a pickup truck traveling northbound on Highway 101 when he crashed into the rear of another vehicle on the roadway, the California Highway Patrol said. The man was reportedly “fooling around” when the accident took place, the CHP said. The accident sent the 24-year-old (read more)
Read MoreNews outlets reported that a passing car struck and injured a San Rafael woman while she was getting out of her vehicle in Kentfield Monday night. According to the California Highway Patrol, the 56-year-old woman was stepping out of her 2009 BMW, which was parked on Los Cerros Drive, just south of Almenar Drive on the western side, when a southbound 1993 Volvo struck her. The Volvo allegedly swerved to the right and hit the woman and her vehicle around (read more)
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