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Tustin, CA Police Department
Friday September 27th, 2013 :: 10:07 a.m. PDT

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TEXTING IS DISTRACTED DRIVING

Distracted driving is a serious traffic safety concern that puts everyone on the road at risk. In California, hundreds have been killed and thousands seriously injured as a result of at least one driver who was distracted. Nationally, an estimated 3,331 died in 2011.

Drivers who use hand-held devices are 4 times as likely to get into accidents resulting in injury. Drivers under 20 years old have the highest proportion of distraction-related fatal accidents.

Alarmingly, studies have shown that texting while driving can affect a driver's reaction time to the same extent as driving while intoxicated. Here is a link to one study comparing texting and driving to drunk driving: http://www.caranddriver.com/features/texting-while-driving-how-dangerous-is-it-the-results-page-2

Don't become a statistic. Keep your mind on your driving and your hands on the wheel! Drive safe and stay alive.

You can report distracted drivers to:
Tustin Police Dispatch: 714-573-3225
For Emergencies dial: 9-1-1

Address/Location
Tustin, CA Police Department
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92780

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 714-573-3200

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