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Radio Distracts Truck Driver in Crash

By , About.com GuideOctober 6, 2008

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We often hear criticism that cell phones are distracting and lead to more automobile accidents. Thank goodness radios are safe...right? From Kennewick, Washington comes a story of a truck driver who was listening to a college football game.

According to kndo.com: "Kennewick police officers say a 60-year-old man was trying to make a left turn when he didn't yield to an oncoming semi traveling eastbound. The man admitted he was distracted by the football game."

The unidentified and unhurt man was ticketed for failing to yield.

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