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Should You be Liable if Someone You Text Causes a Crash?
A judge rules on case where a woman texted her boyfriend and the boyfriend crashed while reading her text.
A to text while driving, but what about texting to someone who is driving?
Can you be held accountable for the actions of the person to whom you send the text?
What do you think? Tell us in the comments below.
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A New Jersey judge says no. That was his ruling Friday in a case involving a couple who each lost a leg after their motorcycle was struck by a driver allegedly reading a text message. The judge dismissed the charges against Shannon Colonna, according to an AP report in the Washington Post.
According to the Daily Record, court records show that Kyle Best, who was 18 at the time, and his girlfriend, Shannon Colonna, exchanged numerous text messages on the day of the crash, including one sent just before he lost control of his pickup truck near Montville and struck a motorcyle ridden by David and Linda Kubert.
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The Kuberts wanted to hold Colanna responsible for contributing to the crash, and have asked the judge to add her to the lawsuit.
Should a texter be held responsible for the actions of the person who receives the text message? Would it matter if the texter knew that the recipient was driving?
