Sentences with phrase «knowingly texts the driver»

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This is even more evident in a decision out of New Jersey last month where the appeals court held that if an individual outside the car is texting the driver and knows the driver will read the text immediately, the sender has taken a foreseeable risk and «knowingly engaged in distracting conduct» and could be held liable.

For example, a New Jersey state appeals court has held that the sender of a text message could be held liable in a distracted driving crash if the sender knowingly sends a text to a driver.