Distracted Driver Checking Facebook Could Result in Jail Time

A driver in North Dakota could have used some of that crash safety technology that Toyota Motor Corp (ADR) (NYSE:TM) (TYO:7203) announced yesterday.  While driving 85 miles per hour, the driver, checking Facebook on her cell phone, rear-ended another vehicle, killing one passenger.

Distracted Driver checking Facebook crashes into a SUV

Abby Sletten, 20, could see five years in prison for negligent homicide, according to a report in the Huffington Post. As driver of the vehicle, Sletten is being held liable when she ran into a turning SUV in front of her, killing...