Texting while driving may be two activities that we all can agree shouldn’t mix, especially if you’re driving a school bus or if you’re double-texting with a baby and drugs in your vehicle. But we think texting while flying is probably even more dangerous, especially now that such a case is being linked to a fatal crash.
Back in 2011, an emergency medical helicopter flying over Missouri was found to be sending and receiving several text messages before it crashed in a field after running out of fuel, killing four people including the on-board patient. This is the first time such a deadly case of texting while flying has been documented, which we’re hoping for the sake of people on the ground, doesn’t become a regular thing. (more…)
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