Cell phone claims another victim

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  1. TNSquire

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  3. Concorde

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  4. TNSquire

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    Probably want to watch the video bud. Video shows phone in the van driver’s hand.
     
  5. Concorde

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    Didn’t see no video posted..just the written words I went by.

    “Click to Watch “ just leads to some bs.
     
  6. Tumbleweed TowMan

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    I don't see a vid posted there either.
     
  7. TNSquire

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    The description line is a link to the article, and the video is at the bottom.
    That’s about as technologically advanced as I get these days.
     
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    From KGAB site:
    possibly is assumption, not fact.
    The summary says driver inattention and cell phone use possibly contributed to the crash.

    I assume Brown had zero DEPTH PERCEPTION (which is a growing PROBLEM among Truck Drivers (as WRECKS, CRASHES, ACCIDENTS have and will continue to Quantify), or Failure To Notice Speed Reductions of Forward Vehicles, regardless (possibly) being "distracted by a cell phone and/or other distraction".
     
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  9. Opus

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    Cell phone......yeah, well maybe in this day and age too stupid to put on a seat belt when you're driving something that essentially a huge piece of glass probably contributed to the event as well. SMH
     
  10. mjd4277

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    It’s possible that the film and the link may have been removed due to the fact that someone died. The last thing some of these sites want is liability for a “snuff film”.
     
  11. TNSquire

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    All this being said, I observed a lady driving today while watching video on a tablet propped on the dash in front of her
     
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