Oops: Teen Hits Cop While Text Messaging

Parents, there’s a new common-sense rule you have to give to your eye-rolling teenagers: Don’t text message while driving! It may sound like a no-brainer, but a 17-year-old in Michigan crashed into a parked police car Sunday while he was sending a text message. The collision spun the patrol car around and hit an officer who was attending to a previous crash on the side of the road. The teen driver was OK, but the officer remains in the hospital.

[Text-Messaging Teen Crashes, Injures Officer, Detroit Free Press via Jalopnik]

Comments

What an idiot - I hope he was/ is sorry. I hope people stop texting while driving. Also they could put the phones on silent and let the answering machine get it while they are driving, too. Also tell the kids they get a dollar for every 5 minutes that they keep quiet while mommy or daddy drive.