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Maggie Walker Governor’s School hosts W82TEXT event

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The event was organized by the school’s Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) group on the heels of prom weekend.

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    Lawsuit questions legality of sending texts to driver

    If you text a person who is driving, should you be held responsible for an accident? That question is at the heart of a landmark lawsuit in New Jersey.

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    “Distracted” truck driver charged, truck carried 45,000 lbs of potatoes

    Ramp will close after morning rush for clean-up

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    Simulator shows Chesterfield teens danger of texting and driving

    Kids in Chesterfield are learning about the dangers of texting and driving.

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    Emroch & Kilduff stress importance of W82TEXT initiative

    Check out this segment from Virginia This Morning.

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    Watch our W82TEXT promos

    You can watch all of the W82TEXT community service promos here on WTVR.com.

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    W82TEXT campaign kicks off at Hermitage High

    School leaders, Virginia State Police, the DMV and attorneys from Emroch and Kilduff took part in an event aimed at stopping distracted driving.

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    Texting is most dangerous driving distraction in VA

    The Virginia Department of Health says the impact of distracted driving is skyrocketing.

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    AAA launches teen driving safety website

    Car crashes kill more teens than drugs, cancer, suicide and other high-profile dangers.

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    W82TEXT UNCUT: Students talk about texting, driving

    Check out these unedited videos from the W82TEXT kickoff event at Hermitage High School.

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    AAA: 95 percent of drivers think texting is serious safety threat

    Data from the 2011 survey found that 95 percent of drivers view texting or emailing by other drivers as a serious threat to their own personal safety.

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    Check out these other driving distractions

    Here are some of the most common distractions while driving that most drivers suffer from while driving.

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    Bill outlawing texting and driving gains traction

    A bill to outlaw texting while driving is getting some mileage in the General Assembly.

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Distracted Driving Stats

25,597 crashes, 122 fatalities and 14,722 injuries were attributed to driver distractions in Virginia in 2010.

26,870 crashes were attributed to some kind of driver distraction -- or 23 percent of total crashes for 2009.

29,545 crashes were attributed to driver distraction in 2008 -- and 28,969 took place in 2007.

--Information from Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

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