Picture released of fatal text message sent before deadly crash
Alexander Heit’s final text cut off in mid-sentence.
Ellen!
Tag Archives: Texting
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News / W82Text
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News
Survey: Adults text more than teens while driving
If you’re holding onto the stereotype about foolhardy teens fiddling with their smartphones while driving, you might want to look at yourself first.
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Mark Holmberg Reports / News
HOLMBERG: New texting-while-driving law needs a reality checker
How would the officer know what you were doing with your phone? Would he demand to see it? Check phone records? Do we really want to go there?
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Politics / W82Text
Texting Ban bill gets green light
If a texting ban bill is signed into law, officers will be able to ticket you for texting behind the wheel.
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News / Politics
Lawmakers praise bipartisan push to stop texting while driving
A bipartisan push to stop texting while driving in Virginia is gaining momentum.
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News / Politics / W82Text
Push to stiffen texting while driving penalties
Virginia last passed significant changes to its code in 2009 aimed at reducing the number of drivers who text while they drive.
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News / W82Text
Va. crime panel pushes for tougher penalties for texting drivers
Virginia lawmakers are pushing to strengthen distracted driving laws in the state.
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News
OMG! Texting turns 20!
The first ever text message was sent on this day 20 years ago by Neil Papworth.
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News
Commission blames cigarettes for increase in organized crime
Virginia currently has the second lowest cigarette tax in the country.
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News
Doctors warn prolonged mobile device use can cause “text neck”
Using mobile devices for a long period of time can be a real pain in the neck— literally.
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News / W82Text
Texting teen slams into fence, nearly loses his head
The fence post impaled the windshield, one end coming to a rest just above the steering wheel.
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News
Teen texter almost loses his head
A teen driver narrowly escapes death after a fencepost spears his windshield.
