Drinking and driving kills 2,700 teens in the U.S. every year, according to an in-depth report released today by Ankin Law Office. Texting while driving kills 3,000. These statistics make up only part of a larger, more gruesome picture and they highlight the fact that both drinking and texting can have deadly consequences for drivers.
Public health advocates and concerned citizens have been fighting to reduce the rates of drunk driving for decades, but texting, app use and other smartphone activities are a relatively new phenomenon and their effects aren’t yet fully understood by the public.