Parents Of Girl Killed While Texting And Driving On A Mission To Warn Other Teens Of Distracted Driving Dangers
The parents of Alex Brown, a Texas teenager who was killed in 2009 when she lost control of her vehicle due to texting while driving, were recently in Kentucky speaking to teenagers at high schools to warn them of the dangers. As a vivid example, they bring the pickup truck Alex was driving preserved from the day of her accident.
The government web site dedicated to the issue, www.distraction.gov, provides that drivers are 23 times more likely to crash if texting while driving and teenagers, as a group, are more likely than any other to be involved in a fatal crash when texting while driving.
The Browns have spoken to groups in 26 states so far and have engagements into next year already. The foundation they started to carry out their mission is the Remember Alex Brown Foundation.
This spring, the American Association for Justice is planning a Distracted Driving campaign in which lawyers all across the country will simultaneously visit schools to discuss this issue. It will take place over one week in April.
