Driver Texts "I Need To Quit Texting" -- Before Driving off Bridge.

A college student from Texas is only now able to speak publicly about an accident that almost killed him six months ago. Chance Bothe sent a friend the message, "I need to quit texting, because I could die in a car accident," -- just before he drove off a bridge and into a ravine. Bothe broke his neck, suffered brain injuries, and needed to be revived three times after the dramatic wreck, which left his truck crumpled in a ditch. Now he's warning others not to touch their phones while driving to avoid his brush with death. "It's not worth losing your life," Bothe said.

Believe It Or Not, Texting While Driving is Twice as Dangerous as Drinking and Driving!

The whole "texting while driving will kill you" message still hasn't landed, so let's throw out another INSANE statistic to see if this one sinks in. According to a study by Virginia Tech University, texting while driving increases your chance of having an accident by 23 TIMES. In comparison, drinking and driving increases your chance by 11 TIMES. Which isn't to say you should choose drinking and driving over texting and driving, you should choose neither. But for all the hype that drunk driving gets, texting and driving is more than TWICE as dangerous.

(Tri County Leader)