Deadly Reading
Reading a text is just as dangerous as typing on the keyboard of a smartphone–a fact that Laura Maurer knows all too well. Instead of paying full attention to the road ahead, Maurer was scanning a text message before crashing into Marvin Beck’s small tractor. “The guilt of taking his life…has changed me forever,” said Maurer. “Part of me died–my confidence. I was an outgoing person before. Not so much anymore.”