First victim of new "no texting" law

[Jokersvirus]

Connersville, Ind.—
Just days after the texting while driving ban took effect, a 21-year-old plows through a Richmond business while texting behind the wheel.

Around 12:30 Tuesday afternoon, 21-year-old Lucas Harrison of Connersville was headed southbound on Chester Boulevard when he veered across the northbound lanes of traffic and jumped a curb before narrowly missing a post.

Harrison’s car then crashed into the Grandview Medical Building, plowing through the retail area and then clear out the other side.

“There was a 10 foot hole on this side and an eight foot hole on the other,” says Steve Krider, marketing director for Grandview Pharmacy.
Man plows car into building while texting - fox59.com (http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-man-plows-car-into-building-while-texting-20110705,0,234585.story)

Its sad really, he caused property damage admits to texting and driving yet says he didnt know about the no texting law.

I guess he didnt get the memo. Also he got a ticket and i bet he will have fun paying for damages. lawls.

[Psychotray]

Its all his fault, he should've known that someday, something would go wrong, and he'd end up damaging something. What an idiot -.-

[EpsilonX]

i was driving on a back road that there's hardly ever anyone on, and pulled out my phone to tell my friend i was by his house and to be ready, but i couldn't do it so i had to pull over and text him. one time i was driving and he texted me a few times and then he texted our friend that was with me saying i had to learn to text and drive and im just like hell no.

:D

[Jayhmmz]

There doesn't have to be a ban in place to trigger people's common sense; he is an idiot and I hope he is paying off those damages for a long, long time, as he could have killed someone, or himself.

[LiNuX]

Now his insurance rate is going to skyrocket.

[Jayhmmz]

Now his insurance rate is going to skyrocket.

Yeah, as will his reputation with the staff of the Grandview Medical Building... LOL jk, everyone hates him.

[ROFLBRYCE]

We've had no texting laws for about a year and a half now in BC. The numbers casualties and crashes dropped so much over the course of time. It's a necessary thing, and hopefully this guy's incident helps spread the message it's not okay to people.