Archive for the ‘Distracted Driving’ Category

14 Dec 2011

Distracted Driver Caused Fatal Chain Collision, Texted Before Crash

A 19-year-old who reportedly sent and received 11 text messages just before hitting the back of a tractor (more…)

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09 Dec 2011

Cell Phone Ban Not Enough, Texting While Driving Up By Half Since Last Year

A recent study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration denotes that 2 out of every 10 (more…)

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06 Dec 2011

Man Involved In Crash On I-82 Was Following Too Close

According to local news, a 59-year-old man from Toppenish had to be rushed to the hospital after an (more…)

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05 Dec 2011

Man From Mattawa Killed After Collision

An accident that allegedly happened just five miles west of Sunnyside on Friday claimed the life of a (more…)

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05 Dec 2011

Two Men Were Allegedly Killed In Two Different Crashes Last Friday

According to several local news outlets, there were two separate collisions that happened on Friday night. An accident (more…)

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05 Dec 2011

Trooper Involved In Crash, Hits Black Ice And Flips Vehicle

According to several news outlets, the freezing temperature was to blame for the severely icy roads many commuters (more…)

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01 Dec 2011

Driver Hits Bear, Wildlife Very Active During This Time of The Year

According to local news, a driver on U.S. Highway 12 just outside Oakville hit a black bear. The (more…)

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30 Nov 2011

U.S. Drivers Admit To Engaging In ‘Distracting’ Behaviors

Many behaviors can be classified as distracted demeanors. Handling a cell phone device while driving is surely one (more…)

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20 Oct 2011

Ford Aims to Reduce Dangers of Texting While Driving

In recent press releases, the Ford Motor Company has released information concerning upgrades to their SYNC software system (more…)

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19 Oct 2011

NOYS Seeks to Educate on Danger of Texting While Driving

According to news reports, the recent National Organization for Youth Safety (NOYS) Distracted Driving Summit, held in Washington (more…)

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12 Oct 2011

Distracted Driving on the Rise

According to recent studies, there was a significant increase in auto accidents as soon as mobile gadgetry became (more…)

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07 Oct 2011

New Study Finds Texting Doubles Driving Reaction Time

In a recent study, researchers at Texas A&M University’s Transportation Institute tested forty-two drivers drastically varying in age (more…)

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06 Oct 2011

State Troopers Target King County Distracted Drivers

According to news reports, the Washington State Patrol is going to be focusing on King County drivers in (more…)

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05 Oct 2011

AAAFTS Survey Shows Heavy Driver Cellphone Use

In a recent study performed by the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAAFTS), data showed that (more…)

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23 Sep 2011

Man Dies From Collision with Two Semis

A 59-year-old man was killed Wednesday when his pickup truck ran into two semi-trucks, according to news sources. (more…)

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22 Sep 2011

Tow Truck Driver Runs into Oversize Load, Kills One

Interstate 82 was closed Wednesday after a tow truck crashed into an oversized load along with a pilot (more…)

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15 Sep 2011

Truckers May Face Cell Phone Ban

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that commercial truck drivers be banned from all cell phone use (more…)

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14 Sep 2011

Wrong-Way Driver Crashes on I-5

A driver going the wrong way down the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 died at the scene after (more…)

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09 Sep 2011

Man Runs Car Into Tree, Hospitalized

A man from Index was taken to a Seattle hospital late this Wednesday afternoon when he apparently ran (more…)

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02 Sep 2011

Fatigue-Related Crash Causes Serious Injuries

A 24-year-old man who was involved in a two-car crash Thursday night claims to have fallen asleep behind (more…)

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