Police: woman on cell phone crashed into stopped tractor-trailer (North Carolina)

Charlotte Observer ^ | February 21, 2016 | By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

[ConservativeStatement]

"Santos was ultimately charged with driving without a license, driving while impaired and unsafe lane change."

He must have forgotten the license and his eyeglasses on the bureau. Poor fella. /sarc.

[Lee'sGhost]

“Aundrea” Parsons.

Face palm.

[AppyPappy]

My sister likes to post to Facebook while driving.

[al baby]

you need to take out a life insurance policy on her

[Talisker]

you need to take out a life insurance policy on her

Ah, capitalism! Lol!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

[Vaquero]

Cell phones don’t cause many wrecks in my opinion. Only when you text on one. Texting is the big killer.

[Gunslingr3]

And people wonder why I look forward to robot driven cars...

[Resolute Conservative]

We never had this problem with horses. ;/

[T-Bone Texan]

And people wonder why I welcome the coming EMP.

[MCF]

It depends on how intense the conversation is. I was approaching an intersection with a green light when a guy with a cell phone to his head went right through the red light. If I was going faster or a second or so sooner I would have rammed him in the door.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

This isn’t the kind of people we are. This goes against our culture.

[Vaquero]

Or the person could have been sitting right next to the driver having the same intense conversation. Same result.

My new 2012 explorer was rear ended at a light by a distracted driver. Car totaled at 10 months old. Wife went to hospital but was released a few hours later. The cops didnt bother to take the phone for evidence. Didn’t want the extra work. As it was we got back more for the vehicle than I paid for it. And all medical care was paid for.

[Vaquero]

I wonder if Christopher Reeve was texting?

[Opinionated Blowhard]

[AFreeBird]

I had that happen to me at a two way stop. I was the cross traffic. *itch in her SUV chatting on the phone.

[NY Cajun]

Honk if you love Jesus.

Text and drive if you want to meet Him.

[snooter55]

Most of my driving is in or around the Charlotte area and I can say, from my observance, that easily up to 85 to 90% of similar behavior is practiced by black females. Yea, I know . . . . THAT’S RACISSSSSST .

[ArmyTeach]

Are there not laws about use of the cell phone when driving? I take no calls or messages until I’m parked.

[KingLudd]

My horses only call after they’ve pulled over safely to the side of the road. Haha