Police have reported that a woman tragically lost her life in a head-on collision on a US highway shortly after updating her status and posting selfies on Facebook.
Courtney Sanford, 32, posted on her Facebook page at 8:33 on Thursday morning: “The happy song makes me so HAPPY.” Just a minute later, at 8:34, police received a call about a crash.
Officers stated that Ms. Sanford was driving alone when her car crossed the center median, collided with a recycling truck, and caught fire, causing the truck to be forced off the road.
At the time, she was traveling on Interstate 85 in North Carolina on her way to work. According to police, there was no indication that speed, drugs, or alcohol played a role in the crash.
The connection to her Facebook post wasn’t discovered until the weekend, when friends reported to the police that several of her online posts appeared to have been made around the same time as the incident.
Lt. Chris Weisner, a spokesman for the High Point Police Department, described the collision as a real-life public service announcement demonstrating the dangers of texting and driving, as reported by WGHP TV station.
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