What Happened on October 1st
October 1, 2008
Text Messaging Possible Factor in Fatal Train Wreck
A Metrolink engineer at the helm of a commuter train in Los Angeles, California, was found to have been text messaging seconds before colliding with a freight train. 25 people were killed in the accident and numerous others were injured.
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@TheNewsOwl how are you doing?
@Horrrflmlvr I am doing alright. Soon I should be heading back home after almost a year with daughter. Thank the Lord for that. Then it will be about getting her to finish packing up her apartment to come up to us.
@TheNewsOwl where is she living at teh moment?
@TheNewsOwl oh wow. very different from wv, but a very cool place likewise
@TheNewsOwl I have seen people on here posting pics they took while driving and I want to scream at them to put their phones down.
In the UK, if you're caught as much as touching your phone while driving, you can potentially lose your license.
@stueytheround I can not stand when people do such. I wish we had stricter lawa on such tbh.
Many states have passed laws enforcing hands-free only cellular use that restricts drivers from the distracted driving inherent in hands-on texting and cellular phone calls.