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Minister starts petition after niece’s texting death
RICHMOND, Va, (WTVR) – Lawmakers that want the General Assembly to pass legislation to ban texting while driving in the state have a new advocate. Minister Tracy Whitlock, whose niece was killed in a...
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Bill outlawing texting and driving gains traction
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – A bill to outlaw texting while driving is getting some mileage in the General Assembly. Monday, the Senate Courts and Justice Committee voted 10-4, in favor of making texting...
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Emroch & Kilduff stress importance of W82TEXT initiative
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W82TEXT raises awareness of texting while driving dangers
RICHMOND, VA (WTVR) – CBS 6 and Emroch and Kilduff are working to raise awareness about the dangers of texting and driving. W82TEXT is a grassroots effort aimed at spreading the word about the growing...
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“Distracted” truck driver charged, truck carried 45,000 lbs of potatoes
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – The ramp from Route 288 southbound to I-95 and the ramp from northbound Route 1 to Route 28 are expected to be closed for five to six hours after police said...
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Maggie Walker Governor’s School hosts W82TEXT event
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Students at Maggie Walker Governor’s School in Richmond took part in a special assembly Friday. The W82TEXT event was organized by the school’s Students Against Drunk Driving...
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Lawsuit questions legality of sending texts to driver
From CBS News: If you text a person who is driving, should you be held responsible for an accident? That question is at the heart of a landmark lawsuit in New Jersey. Mark Strassmann reports on the...
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Teen guilty of homicide in texting-while-driving case
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) – A Massachusetts teen was convicted Wednesday of homicide as a result of texting while driving. In a landmark case for the state, Aaron Deveau, 18, was found guilty on...
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Survey shows 43 percent of teens text and drive
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – A new survey is shedding some alarming light about the growing trend of texting and driving among teens. In fact, the poll conducted by AT&T found that 97 percent of teens...
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Feds unveil ‘blueprint’ to curb distracted driving
WASHINGTON (WTVR) – The federal government has unveiled a new plan to help reduce distracted driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) calls distracted driving an “epidemic”...
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Injuries from distracted WALKING on the rise
(CBS News) – How many times have you seen someone in the street, texting or talking on a smartphone with their head down? Those folks can be a serious danger to themselves and others. In fact, The...
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Ambulance Authority hopes music video will save lives
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Over the past 1,269 days, the Richmond Ambulance Authority (RAA) reports they have taken 374 pedestrians to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle. That equals one person...
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Texting teen slams into fence, nearly loses his head
A Washington state teenager came close to death after crashing his car while texting. The 18 year-old says he was making a U-turn when he careened off the side of the highway, and slammed into a fence....
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AT&T asks drivers to take no-texting pledge
By Doug Gross, CNN (CNN) – Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T, was watching the Olympics with his daughter when she saw it — an ad featuring a man in a wheelchair suffering from a severe brain injury...
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Cobsy High takes W82TEXT pledge
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. (WTVR) – About 500 area high school students took a pledge Friday that could save lives. The senior class at Cosby High School got a quick course on the dangers of texting and driving...
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Survey: Teens who drive dangerously learn from mom and dad
(CNN) — Teens who engage in distracted and dangerous driving most likely learned their bad driving skills from their parents, according to a study released this week. The majority of more than 1,700...
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W82TEXT SPECIAL: Rap music video warns of distractions to pedestrians
RICHMOND, VA (WTVR) - Distraction-free driving starts with you…by keeping focus aimed on the road, the likelihood of a crash declines sharply. Cellphone use while driving is to blame for nearly 20% of...
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W82TEXT SPECIAL: Personal driving coach on your phone
RICHMOND, VA (WTVR) - Distraction-free driving starts with you…by keeping focus aimed on the road, the likelihood of a crash declines sharply. Cellphone use while driving is to blame for nearly 20% of...
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W82TEXT SPECIAL: In the cart with distracted teen drivers
RICHMOND, VA (WTVR) - Distraction-free driving starts with you…by keeping focus aimed on the road, the likelihood of a crash declines sharply. Cellphone use while driving is to blame for nearly 20% of...
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