Gordon Forgey

Tragedy struck recently on 195.

Twenty-year-old Sam Thompson died when the car he was driving hit a semi-truck head on. Thompson was traveling north, and the semi was going south. Thompson crossed the center line.

The investigation into the collision revealed that Thompson was texting at the time.

Jim Thompson, Sam’s father, said that he hopes something good will come out of his son’s death. He said he wants this to be a lesson that texting and driving are a deadly combination.

Texting not only takes one’s attention from the task of driving, it also takes the driver’s eyes off the road.

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