Police: Text message contributes to Salt Lake car crash

Published: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 11:09 a.m. MDT
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A woman replying to a text message caused a crash that injured two other people, Salt Lake City police said.

Officers said the woman was driving south on 200 East just after midnight Wednesday.

"She was replying to a text message when she failed to see the light was red," Salt Lake City Police detective Jeff Bedard said.

Police said a driver going through the intersection of 200 East and 800 South with a green light collided with the woman's SUV. The force of the impact sent her SUV spinning into a pedestrian who was waiting to cross the street.

The woman was ticketed for careless driving, Bedard said. The other two were hospitalized with serious injuries.

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Bet things would change very fast if we allowed the victoms to sue...

Sue them | July 23, 2008 at 8:16 p.m.

My wife was hit by a 18 yr old kid texting his girlfriend last year...

Anonymous | July 23, 2008 at 7:31 p.m.

I was there when this happened it was horrible to see that poor man...

st | July 23, 2008 at 5:39 p.m.