Earlier this week, here in Philadelphia, a six-year-old girl was struck by a car as she ran towards an ice cream truck. The little girl is now in stable condition with head and leg injuries.
The woman who was driving the car fled. Witnesses say that the driver was talking on a cell phone.
Things like this are bound to happen as long as people think they need to be chatting on their hand-held cell phones while driving.
In fact, a 2007 study at the University of Utah showed that cell phone distraction was comparable to driving while drunk.
This is why I'd like to see all states or municipalities ban the use of hand-held cell phones while driving.
But will I ever see that day? I will not hold my breath.
Meanwhile, sadly, that little girl might be haunted by this experience every time she sees ice cream.
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