Should a person be sued because they send a Text-Message to the driver who crashed?

by (▪‿▪)DoctorWhoGuru(▪‿▪) Posted 2012/05/13 06:13:00

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Laura 2012/05/13 06:30:59

No

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How the hell is a person supposed to know if someone is driving? And even if I know someone is driving, if I send them a text, it is NOT my fault if they decide to read it and in turn get into an accident.
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beach bum 2012/05/21 03:30:30

No

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no i don't think so...the driver should not have been reading a text in the first place so that is his or her gross negligence

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La 2012/05/19 01:14:49

No

+1
Of course not. They can't have known.

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autumnfae 2012/05/14 22:43:21

No

+1
the person should have been smart enough not to answer it while driving!

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~ Veronica Arin Ayne~ 2012/05/14 20:20:44

No

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The driver who answers the text while driving is the main one at fault.

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Charles E 2012/05/14 13:16:33

No

+1
The sender had no way of knowing what the recipient was doing at that time.
The recipient was the one who chose to read the text instead of driving!
AND the benefit of texting is you can wait to read the message, unlike voice calls which may be lost if not answered.

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psiEnergos 2012/05/14 08:48:05

No

+2
Because in the end there is no way to know who is driving and who isn't when you send it.

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aherbert 2012/05/14 04:50:45

No

+2
The driver could have read the text after he got to his or her destination ....

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Chris 2012/05/14 03:27:53

No

+2
Ridiculous! The driver wasn't forced to look at the text immediately. It was the drivers fault.

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Allie 2012/05/14 01:29:29

No

+2
i text people all the time and it is their responsbility to knw when they should be texting and when they should not be not mine

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Max7 2012/05/14 01:20:27

No

+2
The driver should not be receiving text while driving, so the responsibilitie lies with the driver.

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Dagon 2012/05/14 00:13:59
Veritas 2012/05/14 00:02:26

No

+2
It was the drivers responsibility to use common sense and not pick up the phone. When will people take responsibility for their own actions?

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Ira 2012/05/13 23:43:19

No

+3
I suppose something can be said for continuing to text once you discover the recipient is driving.

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POWERSHAKER 2012/05/13 22:33:53

No

+4
No. The person in the car shouldn't be texting while driving anyway. It's the driver's fault.

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Kat 2012/05/13 22:05:12 (edited)

No

+3
The driver who crashed shouldn't have been checking text messages while driving.
If they do it's their fault not the senders, most senders don't know what the recipient is doing at the time they send. People need to use some common sense.
If the court goes through with this stupid case it makes a case for no more texting people.

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Jack's Pearl 2012/05/13 22:00:51

No

+5
Sending one to the driver that crashed is not a reason for suite. I may choose to sue the person who responds to that text while driving and hits me.

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susan BN-0 2012/05/13 20:40:22

No

+3
He Is the one who chose to answer the text.

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Tara-ABO-2012 2012/05/13 20:31:57

No

+2
Yes, she knew he was driving when she sent those text messages. But it's still not her fault he decided to read them while driving. HE broke the law, HE caused the accident, when HE left is lane because HE was not paying attention

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EdVenture 2012/05/13 18:06:36

No

+2
They should arrest you for the question.

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giggity giggity 2012/05/13 17:40:00

No

+6

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ehrhornp 2012/05/13 16:12:35

No

+4
First of all how would they know that receiver of the message is driving and two the driver does not have to pick it up. It is not like a phone that rings and rings. A tex message is just one little ding. The driver should have his cell phone on vibrate and should have waited until he is stopped at a stop light to look at the message.

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Kashee 2012/05/13 16:06:44

No

+4
The person who was driving the car and answered the text and crashed the car is the responsible person. Nobody should be using their phone while driving.

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none 2012/05/13 15:51:48

No

+4
In many states you can't even talk on a cell phone and driv let alone text, to text or try to read texts is pure stupidity and the person doing is it has a selfish disregard for everyone else on the road. Besides that, how is the person texting the driver supposed to know what that person is doing?? The crash is the responsibility of the driver, if the driver had any common sense he wouldn't be trying to deal with the phone while driving.

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motorlady 2012/05/13 15:08:40

Yes

+5
Well now that I accidentally clicked yes, let me make myself PERFECTLY CLEAR!!! NO they should NOT be sued, how are they supposed to know what the other person is doing!!

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ehrhornp to motorlady 2012/05/13 16:14:33

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Congratulations, you are the only person to have voted yes. lol I know how it easy to hit the wrong button.

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Veritas to motorlady 2012/05/14 00:04:37

+2
I hate when that happens!

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cate 2012/05/13 14:04:08

No

+5
No one forces a driver to read a text while driving. There is no culpability for the sender of the text.

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Mark 2012/05/13 14:00:20

No

+5
Another point for the "blame someone else" culture

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kudabux 2012/05/13 13:59:37

No

+5
Our society is sue-crazy, looking for a fast buck. The lawyers who take these cases are back-store ambulance chasers and the judges should throw them out of court

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Walaa 2012/05/13 13:59:32

No

+4
Did he know what the person on the other end was doing? In most cases no.

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GeminiWolf 2012/05/13 13:50:17

No

+5
Why is this even in question??

The last time I checked we all had something called free will.

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seahawk665 2012/05/13 12:32:23

No

+4
The person just sent a text. The driver, as far as I know, wasn't being held at gunpoint and forced to answer the text. He chose to text and drive, which resulted in an accident. It's not that person's fault the driver has no common sense.

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Dweezle 2012/05/13 11:20:26

No

+4
it was the driver who tried to read the message that caused the accident.

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D D 2012/05/13 07:49:23

No

+5
I'm sure someone will try.

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LADY LIBERTY SILLY WORDSMITH 2012/05/13 06:52:00

No

+4
NO

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Chancy99: Plague Rat 2012/05/13 06:44:55

No

+4
It's the drives option to check their phone. It's not the senders fault, their friend was idiot and checked their phone.

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David Hussey 2012/05/13 06:32:06

No

+4
That is a ludicrous proposition. I'm sure someone will try it though, and who knows there might even be a jury of morons who will deliver a finding in their favor.

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Laura 2012/05/13 06:30:59

No

+9
How the hell is a person supposed to know if someone is driving? And even if I know someone is driving, if I send them a text, it is NOT my fault if they decide to read it and in turn get into an accident.

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