It’s really sad, but a lot of car crashes these days are caused by texting while driving. This is a practice that has proven far more dangerous than driving under the influence, and it needs to stop. You look down at your phone for a second, and the worst thing can happen. This is the story of Courtney. She was like any of us. She loved taking selfies and posting to Facebook. One day, as usual, she didn’t put down her phone when driving. As she was posting photos on social media, Pharrell Williams’ song “Happy” came on the radio. She got inspired and wrote a post about it, which turned out to be her last: “The happy song makes me HAPPY!” What occurred next was a horrible tragedy. Don’t let this happen to you. Your life is more important than a text or a status update on Facebook.
Courtney was just thirty-two years old. She lived in North Carolina and had her whole life ahead of her.
All of that changed when she took her eyes off the road to write this Facebook post. Its joyful message is the last thing her loved ones have to remember her by.
Courtney crossed the center median and hit a recycling truck head-on. The driver of the truck escaped with his life, but Courtney died immediately just seconds after writing her Facebook post.
A beautiful young life was ended that day for nothing but a silly Facebook post. The next time you bring your phone in the car, please remember Courtney’s tragic story before prioritizing a social media post over your life or someone else’s.
