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Text Messaging While Driving More Dangerous Than DUI

October 2, 2008

A study by the Transport Research Laboratory, a British center for transport research, has suggested that texting while driving is riskier than driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Texting adversely effects drivers’ reaction times, steering control (ie. drifting out of the lane), and maintaining a safe distance from the vehicle in front. Motorists who use their mobile phone to send text messages while on the road dramatically increase the likelihood of collision - their reaction times deteriorated by 35 per cent. In comparison, those who drank alcohol at the legal limit were 12 per cent slower, those under the influence of marijuana were 21 per cent slower.

Stephen Glaister, director of the RAC Foundation, which commissioned the research, said: “No responsible motorist would drink and drive. We need to ensure that text devotees understand that texting is one of the most hazardous things that can be done while in charge of a motor car.”

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English Goalie Kills Two Brothers

English soccer player, Luke McCormick is sentenced to 7 years for killing 2 boys in drunken crash. The victims' family is outraged that he will be eligible for parole after only 3 years.

October 6, 2008

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25 Year Old Woman Killed

Twenty-five year old Melissa Ahrens had a bright future. That future ended when prosecutors say 21-year-old McKay got behind the wheel drunk, blew through a red light at 1st and National, hit Ahrens and left the scene.

Jessica McKay... has a destructive past of drunk driving, underage drinking and now she's charged with killing someone while once again driving drunk.

“She was everything to me, and she had a lot of living to do, and it was cut short by somebody who had two other offenses at this and didn't deserve to be behind the wheel of the car again,” said Melissa's mother.

Sep 23, 2008

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Mother and Daughter Killed by Man with history of DUI

WICHITA, Kansas, October 2, 2008 – Wichita police believe a drunk driver was to blame for the deaths of a mother and her daughter as the pair walked into a Wichita school. The suspect has had four previous DUI’s and if charged and convicted, this case could be his fifth.

Family and friends now mourn the loss of 37-year-old Claudia Mijares and her four-year-old daughter Gisele.

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Grandmother and Granddaughter killed while walking

A Dallas, Texas grandmother and her 1-year-old granddaughter were hit by an alleged drunk driver over the weekend. Read the complete story from The Dallas Morning News.

The 39 year old woman and her granddaughter that she was carrying home. Her adult son was not injured. He admitted to the reporter that he was so angry that he punch the driver. The driver was given a sobriety test. His shirt was covered in blood.

October 5, 2008

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Woman Gets 9-Year Sentence For DUI Crash That Killed Son

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Six moths after her son's death, Angela Harper was sentenced to spend nine years in prison for DUI manslaughter in the crash that killed the 13-year-old boy.

Her son's name is Jesse Harper.

October 3, 2008

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MADD Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15 through October 15 is designated as Hispanic Heritage Month – a time to celebrate Hispanic traditions and culture and to honor the outstanding achievements and contributions Hispanic-Americans have made to our nation.
Drunk driving knows no race. Despite our cultural differences, we all share a common risk on the roadways.

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