FHP: Texting and Driving Distracted at 89 MPH Before Crash
A driver involved in a fatal collision that killed a St. Petersburg woman was allegedly sending text messages and driving nearly 90 miles per hour in the seconds leading up to the crash.
Earlier th
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April is Distracted Driver Awareness Month
Distracted driving is a serious issuing in Florida, and that's why April has been designated as a month to raise awareness of the issue. Although distracted driving is prominent throughout the U.S., it
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Distractions Cause More Teen Crashes Than Previously Reported
Cell phones and friends: Those are the most likely distractions for teen drivers, and new research shows the problem is much worse than anyone knew.
Researchers at the University of Iowa studied ab
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Student Videotape of Distracted Bus Driver Ignites Concern
An eighth-grade student in Tampa recently captured video that appears to show her bus driver texting behind the wheel. The episode became the subject of numerous news reports and led to the bus driver
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