You might be sick of hearing about the arguments against talking on your cell phone while driving or texting when you are supposed to be paying attention to the road. But here is a story that shows the dangers of using your cell phone when driving your Pontiac cars.
In Tampa, Florida, a teen driver slammed into a police car. The teen’s major blunder was that she was texting someone on her phone while she was supposed to be driving.
Katelyn Blaylock skipped class today so she could drive around with a couple friends. She had the urge to text someone so she picked up her phone, began doing the thumb action and did not notice the red light where she was supposed to stop. As a result, she “plowed into the patrol car,” according to an article in a local newspaper.
Nobody involved in the accident was seriously injured. Blaylock and her front passenger suffered minor injuries and her car needs about $3,000 in repairs, but that was the extent of the problem. At least until Blaylock’s parents find out why she ran a red light and collided with a police car. She was cited for careless driving.
I’m sure stories like this happen all the time and we just do not hear about them. This one was just unusual because it also involved a police car. The texter is just lucky the situation did not turn out worse than it did.
