A New Jersey couple has reached a $500,000 settlement of a suit they filed when their motorcycle was hit by a motorist who was texting on his cellphone, according to press reports. The man and woman each lost a leg…
Driver Distraction Was Leading Cause Of New York City Car Crashes In August
Driver distraction — be it from talking on a cellphone or texting — is a leading cause of accidents in New York City, according to data from the NYPD. http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/traffic_data/cityacc.pdf In August there were 16,784 motor vehicle accidents in the city, and…
Woman Was Headed For An Accident When She Tried To Use Her GPS
It isn’t just cellphones and texting that distract drivers. Last week a New Jersey woman pleaded guilty to a charge of assault by auto for causing an accident because she was typing an address into her car’s GPS system. Ann Philback,…
Celebrity Plastic Surgeon May Have Tweeted, Texted Before Fatal Crash In Malibu
It appears that Oprah Winfrey’s message against no cellphone or texting while driving fell on deaf ears in the case of celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan. And he is apparently dead now because of it. Ryan, a Beverly Hills doctor…