Roll over with texting and driving

Just another day in a neighborhood near North Carefree and Oro Blanco in Colorado Springs till the police responded to a texting and driving incident  that caused a one-vehicle rollover

A 22-year-old driver of a black Jeep Wrangler struck a parked pickup truck, a purple motorcycle and rolled on its side, in a residential neighborhood east of Powers Boulevard.

Though nobody was hurt, the owner of the vehicles, Edward Grover, tells 11 News that just a few minutes before the crash some kids were playing nearby.

“We had kids over here visiting from across the street, and I mean, they left two minutes before he turned the corner, so what’s to say he was texting and hit one of them, that’s our concern,” Grover said.

He’s hoping everyone driver will learn from this crash and pay closer attention while on the road.

“I would like people to be conscious enough to know that when you’re behind the wheel, you’re behind the wheel of a vehicle that’s moving, not in front of a cell phone, or an electronic DVD player that’s strapped to the ceiling, let’s get it right,” Grover said.

The irresistible 26-year-old driver is only getting a slap on the hand for careless driving charges.

This is just one event where no lives were lost due to lack of insight to the dangers of being distracted while driving but could easily cost a parent’s child.

Please talk to your friends and family about texting and driving today! No punishment, law, or device is more effective than your personal responsibility!

Roll over with texting and driving
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