Driving and Facebooking
Driver Distraction
Jan 23, 2012 ( Archives )
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.
“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.
