An average of 11 teens die every single day because of texting and driving. Even though some people think it's fine to reply to a text message or answer a call when they’re driving, it’s dangerous. People think that just because they’re clever, they won’t get into an accident. Everyone should stop texting and driving because you’re risking your own life as well as others lives. Also, you could get a ticket if you get caught texting and driving. Some people think it's fine to reply to a text message when they’re driving. Some think that just because they’re clever they won’t get into a car accident. 19-year-old Wil Craig shared his story about how he nearly died because of texting while driving. His girlfriend was at the wheel, and she was the one texting when the car crashed. "I was dead at the scene of the accident," Craig said to dozens of seniors …show more content…
Some think that just because they’re clever they won’t get into a car accident. 19-year-old Wil Craig shared his story about how he nearly died because of texting while driving. His girlfriend was at the wheel, and she was the one texting when the car crashed. "I was dead at the scene of the accident," Craig said to dozens of seniors sitting on the bleachers of the gym. "I had to be cut out of the windshield." Craig's girlfriend walked away without even a scratch, but he said the doctors didn't believe he would be more than a vegetable the rest of his life. "The whole first month of my coma I was on life support. Just please don't text while driving." Wil said. You don’t just risk your own life, you also risk others’ lives. In this case the person who caused the casualty wasn’t injured. The girl who caused the accident probably wasn’t thinking of what could occur when you text and drive. If you were actually intelligent you would know that no text is worth it. Text messaging makes a crash up to 23x more likely to