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In 3 seconds, reading a text turned into a driving disaster

Shyann Ericksen never thought twice about reading text messages while driving, so when her phone pinged while she was making a left turn in Eagan last summer, she reflexively picked it up. It took her three seconds to read the four-word message.

But in that time, an oncoming car entered the intersection of Diffley and Nicols roads. Ericksen didn’t see it; she turned without looking up.

She hit the other vehicle head-on. The impact left Ericksen dazed and shaken and a toddler riding in the other vehicle with a traumatic brain injury.

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/302066211.html

 

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