MA, sorry to hear about this, I've of course met your daughter previously at Norwalk, and I'm glad everyone walked away relatively unhurt. Tell her the T Shirt guy said, glad they made it through the accident.....
Distracted driving is particularly bad with the people in the US seeming to think they have to have their phones on, and be paying attention to them every moment their eyes are open. Our phone are an addiction, if you let the instrument run your life, which many people do. Half the time I don't even have mine with me, it's at home resting....LOL
Years ago in Indianapolis I was a passenger in a pickup truck and the guy driving was exiting an interstate. He slows down on the ramp and "BAM" from behind us something hits the rear of his truck. Woman admits she was on her phone looking down and ran right into us, never braked at all on an off ramp......
I used to enjoy driving, but anymore it's a chore, rather than an enjoyable experience. You especially need to be paying attention to your driving, as well as all the idiots that somehow were able to get, and keep, their drivers licenses.
I'm not sure what the answer is, maybe if they made people such as this attend a real driving school after they've caused an accident such as this. Typically they may pay a fine, and the insurance company gets the big financial hit, they are back on he road again, and nothing changes.
As a fuel truck delivery driver later in my life, we had safety seminars constantly, driver improvement classes, that company was all about safety. I wish everyone on the road was made to attend one of these classes. It was a great opportunity to improve my driving skills. We actually had to get in a car with the instructor and drive, while he evaluated our driving, and critiqued it while we drove. One of the best ways to learn all the skills that can keep you out of mishaps, like what happened with your daughter, and grand daughter.
I guess that since humans can't be trusted to stay off of their phones while driving the manufacturers need to make some type of interlock that senses the driver has their phone on, the car won't run. It may be what it comes down to. It's like waving a loaded gun around while walking around in public, while your on your phone not paying attention to where it's pointed...........
BTW, looks like the Jeep did it's job of keeping the occupants safe during the collision, it's only a hunk of iron that can be replaced, sacrificed it's purpose, to save the human cargo......
