By David Strayer
“I can’t discuss this matter now. Driving and Facebooking is not safe…. “ Taylor Sauer made the prophetic posting to Facebook while she was driving her Saturn VUE on I-84 near Mountain Home, Idaho. Shortly after her posting, Taylor was killed in a crash where her vehicle rear-ended a slower-moving semi tractor-trailer and was struck by a second semi traveling behind her. She died at the scene of the crash.
Taylor's family suspects that she was posting to Facebook immediately beforehand. According to her uncle, “Taylor was an 18-year-old happy-go-lucky-type kid and she made an 18-year-old type decision that cost her dearly.” What a terrible tragedy; one that is entirely preventable.
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hwertz
Deleted -- posting system will not preserve paragraphs for me, and my post was almost unreadable as one massive block of text.
firstcallautoglass
It is really sad to see how much social media has an influence in our lives, that our kids and even adults these days are hooked to it like crazy. Posting status or pictures while driving is a big threat to ones safety. Parents need to drill this in their kids minds to keep of social networking or any activity that can cause distraction and may cost them dearly.