Cell phones, text messaging & trouble

Here's a roundup of deaths, injuries and legal activity resulting from drivers who allegedly were chatting on cell phones or text messaging as they crashed. The lead item, of course, is the rail crash in Boston, in which 50 people were injured. The operator was text messaging his girlfriend at the time. The incident brought back memories of the deadly Los Angeles rail crash in which the operator was texting friends. These reports from police and the courts were gathered in the past two weeks. BOSTON -- The Boston transit authority immediately banned operators of train, trolleys and buses … [Read more...]