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Evidence at the crash site shows texting killed this Iowa teen

Posted on Jul 15, 2010

A 17-year-old from Iowa has died from a single-vehicle accident caused by her being distracted with texting at the wheel. She was running an errand when the accident occurred.  She was from Mechanicsville, Iowa.  Texting while driving is not much different than driving while under the influence of alcohol. The driver was a very pretty young lady. You can see her photograph at Teen was likely sending text message before fatal crash. The accident happened on Yankee Avenue. The car was heading southbound when she lost control, entered the west ditch, overcorrected and rolled. I've written extensively about this subject and wonder who the other person was who was being texted?

"After eliminating other possible causes for the crash, such as weather or vehicle problems, investigators determined Jennifer Flockhart was distracted, Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jose Varela said.

Officials found a cell phone near Flockhart with an unfinished text message. The time on the message coincided with the time of the accident, Varela said."

The Iowa State Patrol report has this narrative: UNIT 1 TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON YANKEE AVE WHEN VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. UNIT 1 ENTERED THE WEST ROAD DITCH AND WAS OVERCORRECTED. UNIT 1 CAME BACK ONTO YANKEE AVE ROLLING TO FINAL REST ON ITS TOP FACING EAST.

The accident occurred on July 5, 2010 at 8:16 p.m. in Cedar County at 1806 Yankee Ave. The sole driver wasn't using a seat belt but her airbags did deploy. She was totally ejected from the inside passenger compartment.

We can't write more about the dangers of drivng and being distracted with cell phones and especially texting. The two just don't mix.

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