What “Distracted Driving” Means
Distracted driving is operating a vehicle while attention is divided — legally grouped into visual (eyes off road), manual (hands off wheel), and cognitive (mind off task) distraction. Texting combines all three, which is why Texas banned it statewide: reading or writing electronic messages while driving is illegal under Texas Transportation Code § 545.4251.
Why It Matters in Your Texas Case
Distraction cases turn on proof, and proof is gettable: phone records subpoenaed for the moment of impact, app usage data, witness observations of drifting or delayed reaction, and crash reconstruction showing no braking where an attentive driver would have braked. McKay Law pursues distracted drivers with the conviction Lindsey McKay states plainly in the firm’s videos: we have a duty to hold all distracted and negligent drivers accountable — and the evidence to do it.
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