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41. Worse than DWI. n/t

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Fri Mar 31, 2017, 10:30 PM

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Driver who killed 13 Senior citizens was texting. [View all] MicaelS Mar 2017 OP

Maybe or maybe not malaise Mar 2017 #1

If he's 20 years old and driving a senior citizen bus, PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2017 #55

He was in another vehicle. He hit the senior citizen bus. Shrike47 Apr 2017 #58

I just double checked and realized I had it wrong. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2017 #61

I don't even know what to say Cal Carpenter Mar 2017 #2

That is horrible, but unfortunately it's getting worse. R B Garr Mar 2017 #3

Bring on the fucking driverless cars already! TransitJohn Mar 2017 #11

It does make you wonder if that could really R B Garr Mar 2017 #16

I agree workinclasszero Mar 2017 #43

I haven't really thought of it till now, but self driving cars just may be the answer. Yes, there napi21 Apr 2017 #56

See it every day on my commute Drahthaardogs Mar 2017 #20

I heard that story on NPR this afternoon. BeekeeperInVermont Mar 2017 #34

Yes! Great points. I was listening in the car and R B Garr Mar 2017 #46

I see this a lot. I always make sure I put my phone down & raise my head as I approach a crosswalk. catbyte Apr 2017 #77

Saw that on NBC Evening News. MicaelS Apr 2017 #50

people, please, don't text while driving and DON'T TEXT WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW ARE DRIVING Skittles Mar 2017 #4

Yes, so much this. People have been prosecuted for texting a driver IronLionZion Mar 2017 #26

Link? metalbot Apr 2017 #74

She was sued and taken to court but cleared IronLionZion Apr 2017 #75

The GOP will give him a medal for killing old people. LOL Lib Mar 2017 #5

No words. Tears. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #6

I hope they all went as quickly as possible. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #7

CBS News tonight spoke to a driver who followed this shitbird for 20 miles, asking the cops to . . . Stinky The Clown Mar 2017 #8

OMG. That makes this horrible tragedy even worse. Lucinda Mar 2017 #17

Just tell them you think you saw the kid holding a bag of weed Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #18

Da winnah! nt raccoon Apr 2017 #67

Nice DashOneBravo Apr 2017 #78

Local news coverage hamsterjill Apr 2017 #53

Thanks, I just watched it again. That was more than was shown on CBS Evening News Stinky The Clown Apr 2017 #72

It's so tragic. hamsterjill Apr 2017 #76

I kinda agree. It went on like that for 30 min or more, Luz Apr 2017 #80

My state has a no txt /or hand phone while driving law. Appears not so in TX? lunasun Mar 2017 #9

Not yet, but I bet we will soon. MicaelS Mar 2017 #10

A bill passed the House 2 weeks ago. We'll see what the Senate does LeftInTX Mar 2017 #24

Rick Perry vetoed a statewide ban as government overreach & micromanaging. nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #64

So far only municipal laws (in Tx) banning texting while driving MedusaX Mar 2017 #13

Texas did at one time pass a statewide ban--but Rick Perry vetoed it as government micromanaging tblue37 Mar 2017 #15

Need to go on social media and remind everyone about Perry exboyfil Apr 2017 #52

So does mine, but the law stops nothing. kwassa Mar 2017 #23

Vermont is really strict, too. BeekeeperInVermont Mar 2017 #35

you don't need a specific texting while driving law to prosecute this case. unblock Mar 2017 #39

True, but it has cut down here on the idiots staring at their phones instead of the road, I will lunasun Mar 2017 #44

i agree such laws are a good idea. the lives saved more than makes up for the minor inconvenience unblock Mar 2017 #45

That's true in this case I agree. Just that $500 stops a lot of folks from doing it and may be lunasun Mar 2017 #48

in a strange way i almost find drunk driving more understandable. unblock Apr 2017 #49

Vehicular Manslaughter gets you 2-20 in Texas TexasBushwhacker Apr 2017 #51

Texting bans are about prevention LeftInTX Apr 2017 #68

Words can't express the fury I feel over this massacre spiderpig Mar 2017 #12

Clip from the video the witnesses took of his erratic driving. The full 15-minute tblue37 Mar 2017 #14

it's actually worse when there are fewer cars out JI7 Apr 2017 #59

The LOLs were more important dalton99a Mar 2017 #19

If you're driving, don't fucking text! Initech Mar 2017 #21

Awful... HopeAgain Mar 2017 #22

I agree with you retrowire Mar 2017 #25

And so are the families of the 13 people he killed Glitterati Mar 2017 #28

I agree. It is sad that his stupidity not only took 13 lives, but also the rest of his own. Lisa0825 Mar 2017 #31

Tell the families of the dead 13 victims it was a mistake. spiderpig Mar 2017 #33

zero jail time???? unblock Mar 2017 #38

Agreed about the sympathy nonsense. This was not a mistake MarcA Apr 2017 #57

every fucking person who does it deserves to be demonized. and you are making excuses just because JI7 Apr 2017 #60

What the holy fuck????? nini Apr 2017 #63

Horrible democrank Mar 2017 #27

Couple Things Posting Anonymously Mar 2017 #29

Sooo...it's the victims' fault they were killed? cwydro Apr 2017 #66

Religious People Posting Anonymously Apr 2017 #81

Enjoy your stay here. cwydro Apr 2017 #82

Your post did not fly over anyone's head. former9thward Apr 2017 #83

your post is so fucked up. you don't know what they believed JI7 Apr 2017 #84

Age 20. Says a lot to me elfin Mar 2017 #30

A texting college student rear ended me as I pulled into my driveway on a residential street. My tblue37 Apr 2017 #65

My phone is in my back seat LeftInTX Apr 2017 #69

I feel pity for him. Lisa0825 Mar 2017 #32

I agree he did expect this could never happen to him. But he did screw up. juxtaposed Mar 2017 #37

I spend a lot of my work week on the road going from job to job, on any given day juxtaposed Mar 2017 #36

At least they ARE stopped. Mariana Mar 2017 #42

At 20, I knew better than do distract myself while driving. Dawson Leery Mar 2017 #40

Worse than DWI. n/t Liberal In Texas Mar 2017 #41

Here in Germany (and Switzerland) it is serious offense to use a cell phone while driving. DFW Mar 2017 #47

But in 'murica we got freedumbs. MarcA Apr 2017 #54

And 'murica is always right DFW Apr 2017 #71

Driving a 2000-pound missile moondust Apr 2017 #62

Those dually trucks are road hogs. LeftInTX Apr 2017 #70

Just in the past 2 weeks I have encountered 2 SENIOR women texting while driving. Fla Dem Apr 2017 #73

I do a LOT of driving in my job Nac Mac Feegle Apr 2017 #79