Texting and Driving - Based on a true story

[@levibueckert8539]

As a young 🇨🇦 volunteer firefighter myself it kills me to having to put anyone in a body bag over a phone or alcohol. You only have one life and you don't always get a second chance. And the hardest part is having to tell the family. Don't value your phone more than your life. Make the best of your choices in life......and the police or nobody can make anyone stop texting and driving or drinking alcohol while driving. The choice is yours and make the best of your choices

[@weareptx]

Thanks for watching. Caitlynn's Mom made a powerful statement behind set pointing out that the phone is still fine to this day. No scratches, no damage. The phone can wait.

[@christinmarshall7267]

@levi bueckert i totally agree! While training with the folks in the town my grandma lived in and get grew up around my gramma and were in they're 40s and up at the time i had 3 major accident scenes they i helped respond to that caused me to lut that profession on pause for my mentality... Still love firefighting but still need the distance

[@1alex92]

This post deserves more likes :(

[@noneyabusiness9441]

Thank you for what you do, sir!!! I couldn’t imagine what you see on a daily basis. I have nothing but respect for you.

[@PnoMonies]

Every time I catch myself using that phone and driving I think of stories like this and I put that thing down. I think we’re all guilty of it. Make better choices my people ✌🏼

[@silentwhisperstudios7808]

It's just not worth it. And till this very day. I still see people text while driving.

[@deluxe2453]

I feel bad for the people who dont realise how dangerous it is

[@rushrush1209]

Very sad. So many young people have died like her. Under most circumstances, texting and driving is more dangerous than drinking and driving. We need to make the laws against texting and driving just (if not more) punitive than drinking and driving.

[@RBLong0928]

I try not to constantly worry about my 2 girls. They say they don't but I know they do.

[@juliecasey5196]

Sadly people won’t learn

[@weareptx]

It's all about awareness and sometimes telling the hard stories like this one! Caitlynn's family is set out to save lives using her story as an example. We appreciate them bringing this project to light and hope it brings a little spotlight on how dangerous distracted driving can be.

[@prettiestmills2.0]

@@weareptx one of the worst distractions is alcohol. It can cause blurry vision, dizziness, swerving and inability to focus on your surroundings. Every 15 minutes, someone dies in a drunk driving accident. Up to 4 people dies in one single crash. I know this because high schools in the US makes videos about that every year to show juniors how dangerous it is. And they do because the problem is so big, especially in the United States. There are so many lives being taken too soon. I wish people would think more about their safety

[@cricketking_zmob1327]

The friends and family are in my prayers!

[@nimasahabi9421]

This is why we need to support Tesla's development of Full Self Driving. Lots of these accidents can be avoided.

just goes to show that higher insurance premiums dont educate people on how to drive.

[@lauranowak3632]

I’m terribly sorry for the young woman who lost her life based on this story. Growing up my worries while driving were drunks, addicts, and channel hoppers with their radios. I still believe cars were safer back in the day as they say now as they were heavier, less complex / easier to repair, made of steel not plastic, and forgive me, but made in America by humans. What pride does a Robot have in its work? Moving along, we truly were less rushed, distracted, stressed, required to use our brain as we had no choice. Driving is a privilege, a responsibility to not only yourself, but to every other person on the road. Whether that person is young, old, foreign, chooses to drive / obey every traffic law to the “letter,” has a brand new Bentley, or a 30 year old jalopy. Respect everyone else on the road! Keep a special EYE out, and EAR out for MOTORCYCLES / BICYCLISTS!!! I am a retired 911 Dispatcher, I have 24 years of experience to my name. The year Illinois made texting, and driving illegal; I worked the New Year’s shift where my department’s officer wrote the first ticket in the state. If I recall it was approximately 3 minutes after midnight…

[@annetteslife]

No amount of distraction is worth dying over, if the temptations are too great just put in the backseat or glove compartment

[@Lslade1224]

My nephew was killed texting and driving the people he was texting went looking for him because he stopped responding and they're the ones that found him. And to make a bad situation even worse the police didn't even notify my brother his father my brother saw it on the news in the morning and recognized the car

[@RBLong0928]

No excuse for him finding out that way.

[@weareptx]

We're so sorry to hear that :( That's a terrible way to find out such heartbreaking news.

[@planeteliellem7090]

sometimes i get scared because what if the first time im on a helicopter be like this

[@curtisallred7250]

In the state of Georgia you can't talk on your phone with the phone held up to your ear anymore because when the state passed the no texting while driving law back in 2010 it was ineffective. You have to use speakerphone, bluetooth system in vehicle, smartwatch, or an earpiece. You can also use earbuds but only 1 can be used because if you have 2 in, you're not going to be able to hear surrounding traffic.

[@ontheridge2019]

Got to watch: "8 seconds: one fatal distraction", and you'll never drive and use your phone again. A life lost.

[@2bambini7]

every parent's nightmare

[@keriwhitmire3239]

Why did they put her in a helicopter if she was already dead?

[@47wishess60]

cuz its funny

[@elainepearson4817]

Possible organ or in this case tissue donor? 🇦🇺🇦🇺😁😁

[@prettiestmills2.0]

@@lauraturner3167 true. There’s still a small chance to save someone. Not 100% chance to bring them back to life but they always give it a try because there might be a hope that they’ll survive. Sadly, there aren’t many crashes that are able to survive from. Especially since a drunk driving car accident can cause up to 4 deaths

[@danmoreno2363]

People don't have their priorities straight the phone has become the priority unfortunately. When you are behind the wheel your main priority is to focus on your driving and paying attention to your surroundings. People get your head's out of your a**es and get your priorities straight and these are the consequences what just happened in this video and it's definitely not a very happy ending. Case Closed. As a truck driver I see a lot of people while driving with the phone in their hand and I'm sick and tired of it, I blow my horn to get their attention and tell them to put down your damn phone and focus on the road.

[@stephenr9194]

Six times more deadly than a DUI but it's not out there on social media...why's that????

[@rushrush1209]

I think it's on social media, but too many people don't take it seriously. A question I have is: Why are laws against texting and driving softer than on drinking and driving?

[@noneyabusiness9441]

Such a senseless tragedy

[@rayray5662]

Texting and driving. It’s not worth it

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

OMG phones and cars it needs to stop

[@kaitlynstepp6520]

Does anyone also know the name of the song at 0:43 seconds?

[@TheRjb2010]

Seems like a fair trade, wedding flowers for the funeral instead of fir the wedding. People out there, can you do me a favour? If you are going to be texting and driving in Ontario, Canada, let me know. I would prefer not to die because someone is stupid.

[@ztbbyrd2308]

What’s the name of the song that plays

[@ryancox6268]

Just put the phone down while driving! No text is worth a life. It can wait! It’s not rocket science!

[@kaitlynstepp6520]

What's the name of this song playing in this video? Anyone know?

[@lindaagnew5637]

Texting and Driving Based on a True Story

[@willsmith-zw5ig]

People in chopper was moving mighty slow

[@Roadent1241]

It's called special effects XP

[@kaitlynstepp6520]

At 1:37 for the song I'm asking about?

[@weareptx]

Hi Kaitlyn, this is "New American Dream" by Jessica Villa.

[@kaitlynstepp6520]

@@weareptx thank you so much. Also, this video really hit me hard 💔💔😭😭I'm praying for Caitlynn's friends and Family even now 🙏

[@jamesmehlich295]

You know stupid kills.

[@ztbbyrd2308]

What’s the name of the song that’s playing

[@GodlessFiend]

An hour and a half pinned? Where was she? in the middle of nowhere? Jesus Christ man

[@RomieThaaHomie]

I hate to say it but she put her self there if she wasn’t texting and driving she would be alive today it’s not fn worth it

[@Roadent1241]

Exactly. Apparently people that make choices to do bad things and get pay the price for it don't get to take the responsibility, not just with this either, but either I'm being a massive jerk or other people just can't handle what's likely the honest truth? Especially when it hurts other people as well.

[@mshprd2608]

The music was ok while she was driving but they left the same stupid music forever that was annoying

[@clareobrien3265]

I found it a bit disrespectful of the reporter referring to her by her Surname rather than her first name. It’s not even like she said Miss Briscoe just “Briscoe”

[@Wandafulofit]

Totally agree.... And it would be way more effective for future text drivers if they used her first name and made it more personal

[@gracedorsay5514]

Its objective reporting...

[@weareptx]

We hear where you're coming from, but it's pretty standing in reporting to use surnames for reference to an individual. :)