Woman posts about ‘Happy’ song on Facebook seconds before fatal Business 85 crash

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5. My favorite (ironic) moments

were
the young man who slowed to a stop in the middle of a four-land thoroughfare in heavy traffic. Those of us around and behind him thought he had car trouble. No, he had his nose buried in his phone, texting. He simply forgot he was driving.

The young woman who slowed to about 10 miles an hour on a freeway in moderately heavy traffic. The middle of three lanes. She was also texting, with the phone propped on the edge of the steering wheel. I'm sure she thought she was in complete control.

It's far from amusing, though. About five or six years ago a woman driving a gigantic SUV blew through a four-way and wiped out a family. She denied that she had been using her phone, but records showed otherwise. Unfortunately, she was able to plea-bargain her way to nothing more than probation and a hefty fine that she could well-afford to pay. As far as I know, she never offered an apology.