92. Texting Caused Car Crash
Gap-fill exercise
One morning, while Deborah was driving to school,
phone buzzed with a text. She glanced at
screen for a second. Suddenly, a loud screech
a blaring horn filled the air. Deborah's heart
as she looked up to see a car
into her lane. Panic took over. She jerked
steering wheel to avoid a head-on collision, but
cars still collided with a sickening crunch.
Shaken,
stumbled out of her car. The other driver,
young man, rushed to her side, trembling. Fortunately,
of them were seriously hurt. "I'm so sorry,
was texting and lost control," the young man
. They called the police. In the midst of
chaos, they exchanged insurance information.
As the tow
arrived the young man offered Deborah a sincere
once more. They both knew that the accident
have been much worse, and they were grateful
walk away with only damaged cars and a
lesson about the dangers of distracted driving.
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