Sentences with phrase «involved texting drivers»

According to a preliminary report from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, 196 crashes in 2012 involved texting drivers.

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Proving a driver was texting may require a subpoena of cellphone records, something a judge would be unlikely to grant unless an accident is involved.»

The police said alcohol wasn't involved, so that leaves texting as the primary likely reason that an otherwise awake and alert driver went off the road into two mailboxes and a tree before rolling the car back into the road.

A driver's crash risk is eight times higher if they are texting on a cellphone and, despite seeming safe, talking hands - free makes drivers four times more likely to be involved in a crash..

Risks of distracted driving were greatest for newly licensed teen drivers, who were substantially more likely than adults to be involved in a crash or near miss while texting or engaging in tasks secondary to driving, according to the researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Virginia Tech.

Talking or texting Nearly 80 percent of crashes involve driver inattention, and one of the primary causes is — you guessed it — using a cell phone.

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During two week - long periods of stepped up enforcement to date, police in Hartford have written approximately 4,956 tickets and Syracuse police have issued 4,446 tickets for violations involving drivers talking or texting on cell phones.

To date, police in Hartford have written approximately 4,128 tickets and Syracuse police have issued 4,446 tickets for violations involving drivers talking or texting on cell phones.

While there are many different forms of driver distraction, perhaps the most dangerous is texting while driving since it involves all three major forms of driver distraction.

Last week Gov. Tom Wolf (D) signed a bill that criminalizes the practice, and allows courts to mete out penalties of up to five years behind bars for a non-drivers texting with drivers involved in fatal crashes.

Other situations involve the increasingly more common accident involving being hit by a careless, texting driver.

The statistics that were compiled and relied upon by the FMCSA in enacting these regulations showed that CMV drivers who are texting are 23 times more likely to be involved in a dangerous situation, which can include crashes, near - misses, and actions such as veering out of the lane of travel unintentionally.

- Drivers who text at the wheel are six times more likely to be involved in a traffic accident than a driver who is driving while impaired by alcohol.

We also have ample experience in representing clients who were involved in distracted driving accidents, including texting accidents, drunk driving accidents, underinsured / uninsured motorist accidents, crashes involving aggressive drivers, hit and runs and accidents caused by defective auto parts (product liability cases).

Other accidents increasingly involve being harmed by texting and other careless drivers.

In the case above involving the motor vehicle accident, we may work with professionals in accident reconstruction to prove that the other driver was texting and therefore didn't see that you had stopped in front of him or her, causing the driver to rear - end your vehicle.

However, if you were involved in a car accident because a driver texted instead of paying attention to the road, it is likely that a court will find that this conduct was the «proximate» or legal cause of your injuries.

Accidents involving distracted drivers, including drivers who text and drive, require specialized investigation and prosecution.

If you have been rear - ended or involved in any sort of car accident due to the carelessness of a texting driver, Dana J. Watts, Attorney at Law, can help you seek compensation.

Car accidents (and truck accidents) involving a «rear - end collision» usually happen as a result of a driver who fails to stop the vehicle and crashes into the vehicle in front of it (a common cause is some type of distracted driving, like texting while driving or talking on a cell phone).

Put another way, if a person sends a text message to a person who is driving, and the driver gets into a vehicle collision, can others involved in the incident sue the sender of the message for distracting the driver?

If you were involved in an accident with a driver who was texting or otherwise distracted, we can help.

Unless the state strengthens its texting laws, accidents involving these distracted drivers may hurt many people.

If you've been hurt in a car accident involving a driver who was distracted at the time (including texting while driving), call our Dallas car accident lawyers today at 1-877-405-4313 for free information on your legal options, and how we can help.

For example, if you were speeding and involved in an accident with another driver who was texting while driving, you would both likely found to be partially at - fault.

Negligent drivers, whether involved in speeding, texting, driving drunk or simply distracted, must be held accountable for their actions.

If you are involved in an accident caused by a texting driver, contact an experienced car accident attorney for help.

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Over the last few years, the New Orleans area has seen a number of terrible auto accidents involving drivers who were sending text messages while driving.

If, for any reason, the other driver tries to talk you out of getting the insurance or police involved, — say they were driving without insurance, or texting while driving — don't give in to pleas or threats.

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A recent study by the Virginia Tech Driving Institute found that drivers who text behind the wheel are a whopping 23 times more likely to be involved in a vehicle collision than drivers who are not.

Texting and cell phone use had been the two main distractions that drivers were involved in.