5 Killed in Lodi collision by Speeding Driver on Cell Phone
Posted on Oct 23, 2013 8:30am PDT
5 people - including a pregnant woman and her unborn child and another young child, were killed early yesterday morning in a head-on collision at the
intersection of Vine Street and Ham Lane in Lodi. According to witnesses a SUV was speeding along and its driver was on his cell phone, when he ran through the intersection. Up to 12 people were injured and, according to a report on the website
Lodinews.com, a number of children were ejected from vehicles.
This tragedy raises a few important points:
- Talking on a cell phone whil driving is distracting, which is dangerous. Distracted drivers are dangerous drivers. Pay attention to the road, not to your phone.
- Kids must always be belted in (it is not clear that they kids here were or were not belted)
- Driving is the most dangerous thing we do on a regular basis - slow down and get there in one piece!
Pete Clancy is an Oakland personal injury lawyer.