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The Department of Transportation released three videos today in which a mother, a daughter and a father describe the loss of a relative killed in a distracted driving crash. The department says nearly 5,500 people were killed and 500,000 injured in accidents involving drivers talking on a cell phone or texting.
"These people have courageously come forward to share their tragic stories in order to warn others against making the dangerous decision to talk or text behind the wheel," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today.
The department is launching the videos here and invited the public to submit their own video stories to faces@distraction.gov.
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