Severe Warning After Driver Dies Whilst Tweeting

Wednesday, 8. September 2010

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After all the warnings of sending texts whilst driving it was just a matter of time before ‘tweeting’ came under the spotlight. That warning has been issued following the death of a driver who was found to be tweeting whilst driving. The driver, a US plastic surgeon, was tweeting about his dog whilst driving when he had a fatal accident. Frank Ryan, the driver, was driving his Jeep Wrangler along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu a couple of weeks ago when it veered off the road for no apparent reason. His former girlfriend suggested that he tweeted whilst driving and upon checking his last post it became apparent that this is what he was doing when he had the accident, sending out warnings around the world to stop texting and tweeting whilst driving. Given the increased use of mobile phones should they be totally banned now? How long before someone has an accident whilst playing a game on their phone? Have you any strong views? By Graham Hill