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DISTRACTED DRIVING IN FLORIDA
Nurse– what you do and say matters, your actions speak volumes. Educating parents and speaking up when unsafe driving behaviors occur may help save a life.
How many deaths are caused by texting and driving in 2020?
This is the second most likely demographic to be involved in fatal car accidents caused by cell phone use or distracted driving. It is estimated that 586 people perish due to distracted driving every year, as per texting and driving statistics.Apr 25, 2020
Kira Hudson was driving, but her attention was on her phone conversation. She was arguing with her boyfriend, one hand on the phone and one on the wheel Still clutching the phone, she cranked the wheel to the right. It was too hard. She dropped her phone to grab the wheel with both hands, turning quickly to the left. Still too much force. Hudson rapidly corrected to the right. The car flipped .
It landed on the driver's side, facing the opposite direction of traffic. The top of the car caved into a row of trees. Hudson was pinned down, the roof collapsing above her.
Later, the doctors told her she would never walk again.
