Texting and Driving in Kennesaw

Texting and driving is very, very dangerous, and yet, people still do it. if you are caught texting and driving, the penalty is $150, as far as a criminal fine, and one point on your driver’s license. The more serious aspect though of texting and driving is that, of course, it leads to very serious accidents and severe injuries. In Georgia, approximately 35% of all drivers have admitted to driving and talking on their cellphone at the same time, and approximately 37% percent of Georgia drivers have admitted to texting and driving.
These statistics are pretty alarming, when you consider the fact that it’s estimated that one in four accidents on the highways in Georgia are thought to have been caused or contributed by the use of cellphones. These statistics are sort of alarming, when you consider the fact that one in four accidents are thought to have been caused by, or thought to have been contributed by the use of cellphones while driving. If a person is caught texting and driving, this is considered to be actually substantial evidence of negligence on their part and that will actually be good for your case in the unfortunate event that you’re involved in a motor vehicle accident with somebody who’s been texting and driving.
Now, as far as actually taking the case to court, if you have been involved in a wreck and the other driver has been texting and driving, the juries really do have a tendency, in Georgia, to penalize the driver at trial, financially, for texting and driving. If you’ve been involved in an accident involving somebody who’s been texting and driving, feel free to contact my office at 770-792-1000.