Texting
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Texting named as primary cause of fatal 2011 helicopter crash
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According to Bloomberg, the pilot of an emergency medical helicopter was texting when the aircraft crashed in Missouri in April of 2011, killing the pilot, a flight nurse, a paramedic and a patient who was being transported.
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Texting while driving fines scaled back by Va. lawmakers
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Current fines are $20 for a first offense and $50 for a second. As passed, the bill increased those fines to $250 and $500. It also set a $500 minimum fine for a conviction for reckless driving while texting.
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Tougher texting while driving penalties passed by Virginia Senate
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Legislation to toughen the penalties for texting while driving is on its way to Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's desk.
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Va. bill to crack down on driver texting advances
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The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted 9-6 Monday to approve a bill that would increase the fine for texting while driving to $250 and make it a primary offense.
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Virginia House panel backs tougher texting law
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A House of Delegates committee has endorsed legislation cracking down on texting while driving.
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Tougher Virginia texting while driving laws sought
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The Virginia State Crime Commission has endorsed tougher penalties for illegal cigarette trafficking and texting while driving.
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Text message scams ask recipients for financial information
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The text messages tell recipients that they have won a gift card at a well-known store worth several hundred dollars. T
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First text message sent 20 years ago
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Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the first text message being sent to a mobile phone.
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Distracted walkers injury rates rise
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Reports of injuries to distracted walkers treated at hospital emergency rooms have more than quadrupled in the past seven years and are almost certainly underreported.
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'Sexting' growing at alarming rate with teenagers, study shows
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An alarming number of teenagers are “sexting”—or texting nude photos of themselves to others, a study showed.
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Texting preferred over phone calls, statistics show
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Statistics from the Pew Internet & American Life Project show that, these days, many people with cell phones prefer texting over a phone call. It's not always young people, though the data indicate that the younger you are, the more likely you are to prefer texting.
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Judge rules texter not liable for driver's car crash
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A woman who texted her boyfriend while he was driving cannot be held liable for a car crash he caused while responding, seriously injuring a motorcycling couple, a judge ruled Friday.
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Texting while driving: Should the sender of a text to a driver be held liable? (poll)
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A New Jersey judge will decide whether a woman who sent a text message to her boyfriend can be held liable for a car crash he caused while reading the message. VOTE and let us know: Should the senders of text messages to a driver be held liable if anything happens?
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Arkansas girl's text prank backfires: 'I hid the body...Now what?'
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It was all fun and games when a teenager texted 'I hid the body...Now what?' to a random number as a prank, until that number turned out to belong to a police detective.
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Virginia's texting while driving bill passes Senate
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Virginia's Senate passed a bill to make texting while driving a primary offense in Virginia.
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Virginia texting law inches closer to passage
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On a 10-4 vote, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee approved legislation that makes texting or emailing while driving a primary offense in Virginia.
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Maryland completely bans text messaging while driving
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Starting Saturday, it will now be totally illegal to send or look at text messages while you're behind the wheel of a car in Maryland, even if you're stopped at a traffic light.
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POLL: Texting while driving?
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Should laws against texting while driving be toughened? Take the poll!
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