And neither does some news writers. A 16-year-old girl was driving and lost control of her vehicle. Her injuries were fatal.
Yesterday's headline:
Girl in Fatal Wreck Sent Text Message Moments Before Crash
At first glance, it seems this is sad case of not watching the road. The girls mother even she hopes the accident will make other people think before texting and driving. Yes, a common sense lesson for all of us. But wait, if you read the story, there was an even bigger law violation here.
"Authorities say [the girl] had been driving drunk and was speeding."
That's what you call burying the lead. Instead, we get a morality lesson on the dangers of texting and driving. Admittedly, not too smart. But don't you think the bigger cause of her death was the her drinking drunk and speeding?
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