Teen-ager dies after walking into busy street while texting

Posted by Rob Beschizza, September 22, 2008 2:55 PM | permalink

Christopher Cepeda, 14, of Davenport, Fla., died today after walking into the path of a car while texting on his cell phone. From the Orlando Sentinel:

"The three friends saw a tan, 1998 Buick 4-Door traveling in the inside lane and stopped. The victim, who was texting on his phone, did not see the car and stepped into the roadway," the statement said. "The vehicle's bumper struck the victim, causing him to be thrown over the hood and into the windshield."

14-year-old dies after walking into path of car while texting on cell phone [Orlando Sentinel]

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#1 posted by stuiethegod , September 22, 2008 3:18 PM

Does that make ma a bad person?

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#2 posted by stuiethegod , September 22, 2008 3:23 PM

*insert joke about last words

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#3 posted by shanefer , September 22, 2008 3:40 PM

I'm sure people die all the time while doing things that are distracting them. This is really tragic that someone so young died, regardless of what kind of technology he was using.

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#4 posted by Anonymous , September 22, 2008 3:45 PM

Darwin at work ... let's move on.

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#5 posted by Anonymous , September 22, 2008 4:07 PM

I'm sorry and all, but that kind of recklessness really mandates that one should be... special.

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#6 posted by Anonymous , September 22, 2008 7:04 PM

Think of it as evolution in action.

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#7 posted by taylor dayne , September 22, 2008 9:14 PM

26 people have died, another 130 injured, from texting in the past 10 days.

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#8 posted by the_boy

, September 22, 2008 10:28 PM

inevitable, perhaps?

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#9 posted by prion , September 23, 2008 6:49 AM

Was he chewing bubble gum? Too much multitasking can inhibit your ability to accomplish those multiple tasks effectively.

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#10 posted by Anonymous , September 23, 2008 6:57 AM

This reminds me of the nosie makers for hybrids because pedestrians are getting hit. LOOK BOTH WAYS and take responsibility for your actions. Though the real question is did he send the text?

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#11 posted by Anonymous , September 23, 2008 8:15 AM

what a maroon!

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#12 posted by Halloween Jack , September 23, 2008 8:38 AM

Well, at least he didn't grow up to be a train engineer.

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#13 posted by mujadaddy , September 23, 2008 8:39 AM

/add tag:Florida

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#14 posted by artbot , September 23, 2008 1:18 PM

#7 "26 people have died, another 130 injured, from texting in the past 10 days."