Posted on 11/02/2011 4:53:12 AM PDT by grundle
A teenage girl died Tuesday night in a one-vehicle accident in Butler County that state police said involved texting while driving.
Alexis Summers, 17, of Saxonburg, was killed when the 2003 Subaru Legacy she was driving hit a tree after 10 p.m. off Hannastown Road in Jefferson.
Her vehicle veered to the right berm of the roadway and onto a slight grass embankment, police said. Ms. Summers then apparently overcompensated while steering back onto the road. Her car spun around and hit the tree. She was pronounced dead at the scene by the Butler County deputy coroner.
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How tragic.
Pennsylvania is in the process of passing a law making texting while driving a primary offense, meaning a police officer can stop you for that in itself.
Fortunately she did not take someone else with her or maime them for life either.
Good. Another law. I'm sure it will help a lot.
Agreed.
“OMG”
Cue Mayhem commercial...
There have been several deaths here in my locla arae, the past 2 years, just from what I remember reading.
Teens texting while driving. God help her family, it is going to be forever.
Yes, when a teenager dies from doing something foolish, let’s always look at the bright side
So helpful to those who have lost a child when helpful “well it could have been worse” remarks are made
What a stupid law. You can't legislate common sense. Does anyone with more than two functional brain cells think that a law agaisnt texting would have made any difference? It's very sad to see a young life cut short, but there are consequences to actions, and if you're stupid enough to text while driving then you might have to pay the consequences. a number of years ago I was driving along the expressway one lane to the right of the leftmost lane. A car full of young women - teen looking - passed me and I noticed that the driver was turned around to talk to the ones in the back. About half a mile down the road she veered into the concrete divider wall and sent a fine shower of sparks and debris for the rest of us to avoid. I doubt anyone was seriously hurt, but the car was in pretty bad shape. Problem is that teens (and others too for that matter) don't know when it's time to stop talking and pay attention to what they're doing.
I don’t recall stating that I was trying to be helpful to anyone.
It can be comforting to know that your family member didn’t harm anyone else.
I should warn you, the use of common sense and/or references to personal responsibility may not be welcome on this thread.
A few years ago, a high-school girl killed herself and three of her friends when she drove off the road while texting, in my Upstate NY county.
let me know about that comforting thought when the police come to your door and tell your child is dead
thankfully most parents in mourning do not get exposed to forums like this and comments about stupid is as stupid does are made in whispers and behind their backs
speaking of brain cells
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124119468
Very, very sad story. The parents will never fully recover from their loss of a child. Teens and texting (especially teen girls) is rampant. As a Mom with a son who is about to take driving lessons.... so much to fear. Prayers for the family.
Another zero scored on a self administered IQ test.
The Pennsylvania legislature should pass a law mandating the use of Common Sense.
I stand by what I said.
Whenever I’m on the roads, I always notice at least one driver who his texting and driving. If I can see ‘em, a cop can too. Write ‘em up, and maybe they’ll learn before they hurt or kill someone.
And many other threads these days. It seems that FR is attracting more sanctimonious hand wringers than ever. I guess they're "compassionate conservatives."
Tragic. For you and yours - no doubt others have other advice but over-correction can be disastrous almost by definition.
If you do drift off onto the shoulder just let off the gas, do not brake (unless obviously necessary eg large tree, deep canyon then brake carefully), keep the vehicle following the basic road path and when safe either pull over or back up onto the roadway.
Yanking hard back onto the road can cause rollovers, spin-outs or worse, careening into on-coming traffic.
For what its worth ...
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