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Text messaging driver sentenced to 180 days for hitting pedestrian in Bainbridge

By Pat Galbincea
January 08, 2010, 5:54PM

CHARDON, Ohio -- A 50-year-old Bainbridge man was sentenced to 180 days in jail Friday for hitting a pedestrian May 5 while responding to a text message.

Geauga County Common Pleas Judge David Fuhry also suspended William Miralia's drivers license for four years and gave him three years probation. Miralia had pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular assault on Nov. 12.

After serving 30 days in jail, Fuhry said Miralia will get a work release, but must return to jail nightly.

Miralia was driving his minivan near the Bainbrook subdivision off Ohio 306, while Linda Kupiec, 52 was walking her dog at 8:45 p.m.

Miralia said he was distracted while text messaging and was unaware he had struck anyone until he saw damage to his minivan the next morning. Another motorist found Kupiec, a Kenston schools kindergarten teacher, in a roadside ditch. She was flown to the MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.

Bainbridge police said Miralia turned himself in the next day and was "deeply remorseful" once he learned he had hit Kupiec. Miralia lives in the same subdivision.
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http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/text_messaging_driver_in_bainb.html

:shock: He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and his drivers license was suspended for four years.
 
I think anyone that texts and drives is a total idiot!! Come on people... use your common sense.
 
the list goes on and on and on and on.... I think you should be getting the picture by now. I know that some deaf people rely on texting as one mode of communication but please don't do it while you are driving.

Car Accidents Caused by Text Messaging :: Orlando Car Accident Lawyer Blog

Most Americans Want to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

Did Text Messaging While Driving Play a Part in a Fatal Crash? Blog Archive Alice Hill’s Real Tech News - Independent Tech

Jacksonville car accidents caused by texting | The Law Offices of Henry E. Gare, P.A.

Arkansas Car Accidents Caused by Texting :: Arkansas Injury Lawyer Blog

Automobile Accidents in Virginia Caused By Texting :: Virginia Injury Law Blog

Collisions caused by texting whilst driving are no accidents! Road Safety & Arrive Alive Blog

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-06-11-dwt_N.htm

http://www.uslaw.com/library/Personal_Injury_Law/Car_Accidents_Caused_Text_Messaging.php?item=510847

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2102981/texting_while_driving_girl_causes_accident.html

http://www.missouripersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/06/missouri_motor_vehicle_acciden.html

http://www.dayontorts.com/cat-accidents-caused-by-text-messaging.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297075,00.html
 
WTF!? He didn't know that he hit someone until the next morning!? Jeez!
 
rockdrummer said:
the list goes on and on and on and on.... I think you should be getting the picture by now. I know that some deaf people rely on texting as one mode of communication but please don't do it while you are driving.

Car Accidents Caused by Text Messaging :: Orlando Car Accident Lawyer Blog

Most Americans Want to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

Did Text Messaging While Driving Play a Part in a Fatal Crash? Blog Archive Alice Hill’s Real Tech News - Independent Tech

Jacksonville car accidents caused by texting | The Law Offices of Henry E. Gare, P.A.

Arkansas Car Accidents Caused by Texting :: Arkansas Injury Lawyer Blog

Automobile Accidents in Virginia Caused By Texting :: Virginia Injury Law Blog

Collisions caused by texting whilst driving are no accidents! Road Safety & Arrive Alive Blog

Stop text messaging, drivers urged - USATODAY.com

http://www.uslaw.com/library/Personal_Injury_Law/Car_Accidents_Caused_Text_Messaging.php?item=510847

Texting While Driving Girl Causes Accident; Should it Be Shown? - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com

Missouri Motor Vehicle Accidents Caused by Texting While Driving Addressed by Lawmakers :: Missouri Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

accidents caused by text messaging : Day On Torts

FOXNews.com - Texting While Driving Should Be Illegal - FOX Fan
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Let's not forget the beauty contestant that got hit by a train while doing text messages.
 
VamPyroX said:
Let's not forget the beauty contestant that got hit by a train while doing text messages.
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True.. but that story has another lesson. Don't walk along train tracks no matter if you are hearing or deaf.
 
Like shooting fish in a barrel... Too many of these incidents are happening due to texting and driving...
 
very stupid...KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE DAMN ROAD!

at least it's a good thing he turned himself in...showing a sense of honesty.
 
Steel X said:
very stupid...KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE DAMN ROAD!

at least it's a good thing he turned himself in...showing a sense of honesty.
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Could be more to the story than this. Not sure the guy is being honest. Could be a DWI/Hit and run. It's hard to imagine not feeling that kind of impact. We will never know of course but this is pretty commmon.
 
In Arkansas it is now illegal to text and drive. The only way to use a cell phone in a moving vehicle is if it is a hands-free set up. I think the first offense is a $500 fine, and I'm not sure what it is after that. I've never texted and driven at the same time, never been pulled over for it, so I don't know what it all entails.

But I think in addition to jail time and losing your license for texting while driving I think one should also relinquish their cell phone privileges for the same length that they don't have a driver's license. Meaning if you get caught texting and driving, you also lose your cell phone in addition to the jail time and a revoked driver's license.
 
Around here, it's illegal to use cell phones while in school zones.
 
Dixie said:
In Arkansas it is now illegal to text and drive. The only way to use a cell phone in a moving vehicle is if it is a hands-free set up. I think the first offense is a $500 fine, and I'm not sure what it is after that. I've never texted and driven at the same time, never been pulled over for it, so I don't know what it all entails.

But I think in addition to jail time and losing your license for texting while driving I think one should also relinquish their cell phone privileges for the same length that they don't have a driver's license. Meaning if you get caught texting and driving, you also lose your cell phone in addition to the jail time and a revoked driver's license.
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they cant take away a persons phone , they will end up loosing thier jobs if they cant get calls most of the time.
anyway it is also illegal in NY to drive and text
 
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