Two Children Killed in Five-Vehicle Warrenton, Missouri Crash Due To Drunk Driver

Study-after-study has shown that distracted driving from cell phone use hampers reaction time as much as a drunk driver with a blood alcohol level of 0.08. Just as with drunk driving, distracted driving causes the driver to take his focus off the road for seconds at a time and, therefore, impairs driving ability. The distracted driver loses his ability to drive defensively--in similar fashion to how driving under the influence can diminish response times; a split-second lag time in hitting the brakes can have deadly consequences. Here is a tragic car crash resulting from a driver not only looking down at his phone, but also driving while intoxicated.

A drunk driving accident took the lives of two Warrenton, Missouri children as the Labor Day weekend was coming to an end. The children, 7 and 13-years-of-age, were pronounced dead at the scene. Both their parents were hospitalized in serious condition.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the family’s Hyundai Elantra was rear-ended by a Cadillac Escalade while they were traveling eastbound on I-70 near Blue Springs. The Escalade then hit an Acura, pushing it into two other vehicles. The driver of the Escalade and the occupants of the three other vehicles were not seriously injured. Everyone involved was wearing a seat belt.

The negligent driver told police he was on his way home with cruise control on. He said he looked down at his phone to change a song, and was still looking down at the time of the crash. The man also admitted that he had been drinking prior to the collision, but refuse to give a breathalyzer test. Two blood samples were later taken. He faces two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of second-degree assault, driving while intoxicated and driving with a revoked license.

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