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• Position: STATELINE - Liability for distracted driving - Brief article

A New Jersey appeals court has sent a strong message about distracted driving: Text someone you know is driving, and you can be held liable if an accident occurs. In 2009, Kyle Best, 18, drove his truck over the center line and hit a motorcycle. Both people on the motorcycle lost their left legs. They sued Best and the woman texting with Best at the time of the accident, arguing the woman was "electronically present" in the truck. Best settled out of court, and judges ruled...