Teen Using GPS on Phone Kills 3 In Distracted Driving Crash

May 27,2016

Three teenagers were killed in a distracted driving crash in South Texas Sunday during their drive home from spring break. Authorities say the driver of a Hyundai Elantra was traveling on US 77 when she veered off the highway and drove head-on into an oncoming semi truck. They say the driver was checking her phone’s GPS when she lost control of the vehicle.

The Elantra’s backseat passengers, 17-year-old Jade Robinson and her sister 19-year-old Brianna Robinson, both died at the scene. The front seat passenger, 18-year-old Brittanie Johnson, passed away at the hospital several hours after the distracted driving crash. The driver, 18-year-old Shelby Coleman, was critically injured and is being treated in intensive care.

Texting and driving is often a topic of discussion in the media, but the reality is that distracted driving goes far beyond texting. Drivers who use their cell phones for directions via GPS, to send emails, to adjust music, or use social networking apps are just as at-risk as those using their phones to text. Distraction can also come in the form of the radio, other passengers, or eating and drinking.

“Distracted driving has devastating consequences. What will it take for drivers to put down their devices and just drive?” said Attorney Walter Clark, founder of Walter Clark Legal Group.

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