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Distracted drivers are responsible for most automobile accidents, are four times more likely to have an accident than other drivers and are just as likely to have an accident as a driver with a .08 percent blood alcohol level.

The most distracted drivers are those that text while driving. Eighteen states have passed laws making texting while driving illegal according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The United States Department of Transportation reported that over fifty-eight hundred people were killed and five-hundred-fifteen thousand were injured last year in automobile accidents caused by driver distraction often involving cell phones and mobile devices.

Driving requires your full attention and anything less is to risk your safety as well as the safety of others on the road. Texting and driving just do not mix. Your text message will be there when you get to your destination, but if you attempt to respond to it when you are driving, you may not get to your destination.

If you live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and you or someone you love was involved in an automobile accident, please contact the experienced automobile accident attorneys at The Cochran Firm today to schedule a confidential consultation at no cost to you to learn how to protect your legal rights and receive the compensation to which you are entitled.

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