According to the account described below by the Accosiated Press, texting while driving is dangerous to all on the road. The following was published on August 3, 2009, by The Associated Press only days after the Federal Government recomended a Federal ban on texting while driving. If we do not take responsibility for our own actions, the government will do it for us. If you think your driving actions are wrong, they are. Drivers need to be aware while behind the wheel. Take a few minutes out of your drive to pull over and text, read email, read Mapquest on your Smartphone. You may save a life, if not your own.
"Police say a tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool.
Niagara County sheriff's deputies say 25-year-old Nicholas Sparks admitted he was texting and talking when his flatbed truck hit the car Wednesday morning in Lockport, which is outside Buffalo.
The truck then crashed through a fence and sideswiped a house before rolling into an in-ground pool.
Police say the 68-year-old woman driving the car suffered head injuries and was in good condition. Her 8-year-old niece suffered minor injuries.
Sparks was charged with reckless driving, talking on a cell phone and following too closely."
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