Sunday, July 31, 2011

Tito Ortiz is Living Proof that Texting and Driving Don’t Mix

Written by Tom Ngo


On January 1, 2009, the state of California made it illegal to text while operating a motor vehicle. Although the base fine is only $20 (50 bones for subsequent convictions), a texting incident over the weekend cost former UFC light heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz much more.

“I was taking a day off from training and driving in my Rolls-Royce Phantom, my pride and joy, and I looked down at my phone for literally one second because I had a text – and I crashed my Phantom,” Ortiz shared in a blog for ESPN.com.

“I let my attention slip for one second … I just couldn’t believe what I’d done.”

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1 comments:

This subject is actually being tested heavily on the drivers permit test. Thank god. Its just common sense.

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