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: New Hampshire Law BlogDriving While Text Messaging?
By David Austin and Jim Burke
Driving while talking on the phone is bad enough. This person was text messaging while driving. The result...Someone died and he is charged with a misdemeanor. This happened in Colorado.
A teenage driver accused of text messaging behind the wheel and hitting a cyclist was charged with a misdemeanor, authorities said.
The 17-year-old was charged with careless driving causing death, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. The charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison.
The victim, Jim R. Price, 63, was riding his bicycle Nov. 23 when he was hit by the teen's car, said Lt. Alan Stanton, a spokesman for the sheriff's office. Price died two days after the accident.
The teen has not been identified because he is a minor. Authorities said he lost control of the car because he was sending text messages on a cell phone. He was issued a summons and ordered to appear in court, authorities said
Source: AP via Yahoo News
Full post as published by New Hampshire Law Blog on December 02, 2005 (boomark / email).
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