According to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health, there were 16,000 deaths on the road between 2001 and 2007 that were a direct result of drivers texting behind the wheel.
The study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of North Texas, found that the number of fatal automobile accidents caused by cell phone use increased by 28% just between 2005 and 2008. By comparison, the number of distracted driving accidents had actually been on the decline in the six years prior to that.
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