I ride a motorbike 90% of the time and I often call people out for using their phones while driving. It's a danger to themselves and others. As a motorcyclist I have to be on the watch for many different things and one thing I should not have to worry about is other people being distracted by their phones.
I went to school with Sydnee and knew her pretty well! I can’t believe I stumbled upon this video. It brings me back to when my entire high school was mourning. I had known Sydnee since 5th grade, and she was a wonderful, bubbly person with a great personality. She never had anything negative to say, she was very kindhearted and always put others first. I used to sit with her on the school bus in elementary school, and we would flirt all the time 😔. I was at a party that weekend when everyone found out she had passed away. Everyone was in shock to say the least. It was surreal knowing someone I had known since my childhood was no longer with us. Her dad came and talked to my high school, and it was so sad to hear what he and his family went through. Vicky also talked at the seminar and said Sydnee was wearing her seatbelt earlier that day, but apparently just didn’t put it on the next time they got in the car. I had math class with Joe the year after it happened, and you could tell it really bothered him. He always looked sad and would barely talk, he also slept most of the time. Vicky is doing fine now for anyone curious. She had limited mobility for about a year afterwards where she couldn’t bend over or lift anything heavy. As far as I know, she has made a full recovery and has full use of her body. I never knew her very well, but she usually looked depressed after the accident. She’s incredibly lucky she’s not paralyzed after breaking her back and neck. NEVER text and drive guys, and ALWAYS wear your seatbelt. Things can go wrong fast while driving, and lives get ruined in an instant. My class had to watch Sydnee’s family and friends go through hell, and there was nothing we could do other than be supportive. RIP Sydnee, your friends from GLHS will always keep you in our thoughts!
Unfortunately the rest of the world continues to text and drive. This will never change. Most get extremely defensive when I pull up beside a texting driver and motion to them to stop doing that while driving. They give me the finger. That's just the way it is.
If cellphone use while driving carried a mandatory 5 year jail sentence, and if police were incentivized to arrest everyone they saw using a cellphone while driving, it would change overnight. The problem is, we have a culture of entitlement for motorists.
Theny wont be giving anyone the Finger when they crash & kill there selfs are Kill an Family Traveling on the Road smh for Texting & Driving its so stupid!
I remember my brother was taking me to skating practice and he started talking to his girlfriend on the phone by bluetooth and after he was done I tried to explain to him not to do that and I told him a story about a child’s incident. A women was talking on her phone and when she looked up it was too late. She hit the child and died two days later. And my brother was like “ It was probably because she was holding it. Bluetooth makes it safer.” And I was thinking to myself NO IT DOESN’T! My whole family are distracted drivers. Thank god I don’t drive, but still it terrifies me. I end up being everybody’s eyes while they’re doing other things. And if I keep telling them they’ll just get mad at me. What should I do?
Any one leaving a rude ass comment about having no sympathy for her death because she wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was texting and driving, I hope to God this never hits close to home for you. I was close with sydnee at one point and she had the biggest heart and personality. She always wanted to help bring others up and was a big supporter of spread the word to end the word. She was an amazing one of a kid soul that I still miss dearly. Yes this was a preventable death but doesn't make her memory any less beautiful and we all make mistakes. But before you judge a story thing about her life her family and friends left behind. We all love and miss her dearly and hope that this horrible situation and loss can help someone else not make the same mistake as sydnee did. I just wanna scream reading all these nasty comments. People are so heartless and inconsiderate of others. R.I.P sydnee. Gone but can never be forgotten. You will forever me my birthday twin. I love you ❤
She did a stupud safety mistake, like we all have done in different situations, Sydnee drove and texted without seatbelt. And the poor girl payed for it with her life, the highest price anyone can pay. Reading these cruel comments makes me think that these posters belive that the mistake she did should be punished by death. Like some immediately car crash capital punishment with execution on the spot. That is what they say if you think a little bit. Jesus, were is the humanity? Compassion? Rest in peace sweet girl.🧡 Rest in eternal peace. And girls, I didn't know Sydnee, but I think she would be proud over you both if you tell people in future about how she passed away, warning them for accident s like hers. To see campaigns is one thing, to tell someone about a dear friends death is more effective. ,,❤️
I simply wish she were still alive, whole, and in all of the lives of those who loved her. Too often, teens make choices that cost them their lives. I made mistakes, but I was just lucky. I was a teen in the 1980's and would thrillingly not wear my seatbelt when with friends ( no cell phones then). However, something like this could have happened to me simply for not wearing my seatbelt. I even knew better, but there was that thrill of defying my parents and their rules.
My honest belief is that sydnee did have a strong faith and trust in Jesus as her Savior as a forgiven and redeemed sinner and she is now a saint in His Father's heavenly kingdom. John 11:25-26 👰
I watched a 23 year old girl roll her car 6 times after swerving of the road on I-45 just south of Corsicana,Tx. because of texting and driving. She was ejected from the car through the sun roof and wound up under the car. I helped first responders lift the car to get her from underneath. Then I watched her as she took her last breath.
God dam it this shits not funny I don’t want to hear this I’m a safe driver and and I won’t let nobody die like this dam it I don’t know why I watch these videos and hear responses like this I don’t need this in my life
I worked for a major fast food chain for years and witnessed teens on their phones texting knowing they were just in traffic texting and going back back out from the drive thru into traffic, and without seat belts well! I wish kids would have to see videos like this before receiving a license, I believe it would save a life!
I hope that this video gets to as many people as possible! This was so well made. I am glad that the families of the girls who lost their lives spoke out. That had to be very difficult. My Dad lost his life in a car wreck. It’s not an accident when someone makes a choice to speed, text, talk on the phone or have to many people in the vehicle which could cause a lot of distractions. My Dad was killed because a man decided to speed on very wet roads. He ended up hydroplaning and swerving all over the road. Long story short, everyone else walked away. My Dads injuries were caused because he made a last second decision to jack knife his semi so that the Chevy truck behind him would hit him in the safest way that you can. Everyone walked away from this 4 vehicle wreck. My family is forever changed because one person decided to speed on very wet roads. Please be safe everyone. Put the phones away. Put them in your console or glove box. There is absolutely nothing worth you u getting injured or injuring someone else! Trust me, you don’t want to live with that.
Seeing not only the family members but also the witness and even the ICU Nurse cry and express their own grief was absolutely devastating. I don't have to know others personally to know myself that I care far too much for them and their families to even comprehend texting or doing anything that could impair or distract my driving that would devastate their lives.
What I don't understand is why if Sydnee had 2 passengers in the car, why didn't she have them read the text message and reply? If she really wanted to know what it said or felt the need to respond, she could've just handed them her phone and let them do it.
Furby Gender possibility the message sent was for her eyes only. It can wait tho. We can just learn from this.. no one will ever know why or what could have been done differently.. so many things
In cases like these, spiritually speaking there is a HUGE difference being just a sinner and being a redeemed and forgiven sinner through Jesus. Being born again and having a strong faith in Jesus can make a BIG difference. Now because of this there are no such things as making wrong decisions and making mistakes in God's point of view because through His Son those decisions and mistakes are already forgiven and fully pardoned. For God knows beforehand that we as His forgiven and redeemed children through His Son know how to sin in this life, but on that same token He fully forgives and forgets those sins.
Just because we work in healthcare doesn’t mean we are robots, you never get used to seeing people die, especially a young person dying from a preventable accident. I lost count how many times both myself and my coworkers have gone home in tears, because it breaks everything in you to see my life taken away for no good reason whatsoever. For me the hardest part is dealing with the family, watching them fall apart, often in your arms, and there’s nothing you can do to console them. Half the time I end up crying right along with them (I don’t care what my professors told me, emotional transference is absolutely inevitable, unless you’re made of stone, it’s going to hit you, it’s gonna hit you really hard, yet the universities teach us it’s not supposed to affect us at all, pardon my language, but bullshit, it destroys you inside). I can’t help it, no amount of training on earth can stop your emotions from getting the better of you in a case like this. But I go to work every day, because for the one person that we can’t save, there’s another 90% that we can save, although most times, their lives are never the same again, often ending up in wheelchairs, permanently disabled. I’ve seen the effects of texting and driving thousands of times, as well as impaired driving and distracted driving, if you can’t focus on the road, then don’t get behind the wheel, because you have no idea how much pain you’ll be inflicting on dozens, if not hundreds of people. I don’t usually get all preachy, but in this case I will, because I’m the one that has to deal with the aftermath when they come in through the doors of my trauma unit in the ER. The last time was about two weeks ago, a 17-year-old girl who was texting and driving, lost control of her car while driving on the highway at over 100 km an hour, and smashed into the back of an oil tanker truck, parked at the side of the road because he had a flat tire. She was almost unidentifiable, her entire body burnt beyond recognition. If it wasn’t for the highway cameras that actually caught her on video texting behind the wheel, just before she hit the oil tanker truck, we probably never would’ve known what caused her to drift. Have you ever seen a human body melted, but still alive and screaming in agony? Trust me, you don’t ever want to see something like that in your life, ever! It was a miracle she was still alive, but the damage was far too extensive. Her burns alone (that coveted 90% of her body) would have killed her, but she had massive internal injuries as well, that we could do nothing about. All we could do was give her enough pain medication to stop her from screaming, and make her last moments on this earth comfortable, so her family could say goodbye. I’ll never forget that night, her parents walked in and couldn’t even recognize their own daughter because she was burnt beyond recognition. But I had to tell them it was their daughter, and I had to tell them what happened and how it happened, even though they’re strangers, it feels like your own family when you have to be with people The second they find out that their child is dead. It is an inconsolable cry from both parents, that I never want to hear again, but unfortunately, I know I will. I had to take a couple of days off after that night, just to compose myself, because even though I went to college for countless years, that taught me how to deal with situations like this, eventually you cannot help but be emotionally affected. For gods sake, don’t ever get behind the wheel unless you’re going to keep your eyes on the road and you have no chemicals in your system, because I’m tired, and I’m broken, from telling mothers and fathers that their children are dead from texting and driving, or drinking and driving. If only you could be there in the room with me when I have to tell the family members the tragic news, you’d never get behind the wheel again.😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰
It's not just teen-agers. At least a couple times a week I see people swerving off the road, cutting people off or running red lights while they're on their phones and it's almost always people over the age of 35-45...even people in their 60's on occasion. I have a 20 year old son that's been driving 4 years and a 16 year old daughter that's about to get her intermediate license. I've taught them over and over their whole lives to wear their seatbelts and leave the phone alone when they're driving. But they'll be the ones out there making those choices without me around one day. My heart aches for her family and friends.
That was the one thing that saved my brother’s life in a car accident was his seatbelt. One of the first things my parents told me was that if he wasn’t wearing it, he would’ve been killed. This was back before cell phones, but he was speeding and his truck flipped. He literally walked away. He took the blunt of the trauma to his face and has the scars to remind us. I’ll never forget seeing him when he came home from the hospital. But he’s why the first thing I do is put on my seatbelt the second I get into the car.
There will never be a text message that is more important than your life. Being young, you think you're invincible. You think "that'll never happen to me" & "I only glance at my phone for 3 seconds, there's no way I'll wreck and die because of it". Unfortunately it only takes those few seconds and then the pain, like this family has, will be in their hearts forever. I'm glad to see so many of these videos on UA-cam. Not because of the tragedy but because of the awareness. I sure do hope that someone somewhere out there watching this video has had a realization and decides to change their ways.
FortNikitaBullion almost everyone has no seatbelt and nowadays phones are another limb that you can detach even for me but I just pull over if I want to use my phone just shit man
New Subscriber here! I love how you are sharing these tragic situations because alot of people don't want to talk about it. I understand that as well because it is painful but this will shine a bright light and let people know that one second of your life could change everything. GOD Bless you💚
if you avert your eyes from the road, it only takes a second for things to go totally wrong. and seatbelts will literally be the difference between life and death. nail this into your head so that another preventable death doesn’t happen
how about don't drive distracted? Also a lot of vehicles that people drive might not even have seatbelts like Motorcycles and vehicles made before 1967. Seatbelts are good though but avoiding the crash should be the main priority.
Its not so much about texting and driving... as it is about addiction. Total addiction to their phone. I have personally witness young females almost get hysterical when they realize they have left their phone somewhere and refuse to do anything else until they retrieve it.
I also see mostly young females texting and driving. One teen girl in San Antonio killed herself while texting on the very FIRST drive after her parents gave her a new car. Ran off the road and hit a tree and killed herself while driving to her friends house.
I don't know that it is one particular age group. Sometimes when I travel I see people in their 40's 50's texting and driving that should just know better. Cell /iphones just came too fast for people to learn any awareness or etiquette.
This is such a cautionary tale, it could've been prevented. It only takes a second to look down at your phone, and for an unforeseeable events to occur. I put on my seatbelt, it's the 2nd thing I do when I get my car.
What makes me angry and sad is that these kind of tragedies are TOTALLY PREVENTABLE!!!! How many times does one have to be shown/told the devastating effects from distracted driving and not wearing seatbelts?? It's so simple to buckle up. I wish all car manufacturers would install a safety device that would not allow the car to operate without the seatbelts being worn. I just bought a 2020 Corolla with all the updated smart car features but I'd love to see a smart car device that would help REALLY SAVE LIVES like what I suggested. As far as stopping ppl from texting and driving, that's a battle that won't be won any time soon. I personally have seen too many of these tragic videos to EVER text and drive. It's cliche, but ........ [[[[[[ IT CAN WAIT!!!! ]]]]]]
proud2BaNurse: First of all, thank you for what you do. I know for a fact that you are grossly underpaid. (I have friends who are nurses.) Secondly, you are correct - kids will text and drive unless parents catch them at an early age and teach them as early as age 5-11 against texting & driving, drunken driving etc. But once kids get past a certain age, most of them fall victim to pier pressure. Not too late, but a lot tougher to get through to them.
Bravo! Thank you for your sacrifice trying to prevent other needless deaths. It would be so much easier to say Sydnee was not to blame, and not to talk about her death to others. You are honoring her life in the best way possible. May you all find comfort, and may Sydnee’s loss not be in vain!
The simplest way to prevent texting accidents is to turn on the 'aeroplane mode' of your mobile phone. That way, no calls, texts, emails, or social media can distract you whilst you're driving. Remember to always WEAR YOUR SEATBELT CORRECTLY. The shoulder portion OVER your shoulder with the lap strap low and tight across your hips; Vicki was very lucky that her insurance company paid her medical bills because she wasn't wearing her restraint correctly. Many insurance providers would've been well within their rights to refuse a claim if they believe the claimant was negligent in some way. A typical example would be a fall from a balcony whilst drunk, the provider would understabaly say "Why should we pay if you were drunk,?". It's the same principle when you don't wear your seatbelt correctly, below the belt is restrained however, above that isn't.
In Georgia since 2010, texting while driving has been illegal. On July 1, 2018, a new law went into effect known as the hands-free law. The law states that you cannot hold a cell phone up to your ear with 1 hand on the wheel or support the phone by any part of your body. You can't read, write, or send text messages. The only way you can send a text message is if you use your voice.
NEVER start a car without your seatbelt on..NEVER.. I worked as a nurse for 41 years..20+ in ICU...I never saw a dead person from wearing a seatbelt but many who died because they didn’t wear one..
I’m a young 21 year old and choose to lead by example , I hate seeing people text and drive it upsets me that people don’t take it as seriously as they sound . I even have to tell my older sisters not to do it 😭
You think this is bad. I read an article from San Antonio where a girl of 17 y/o was given a car from her parents as a gift. On the very first drive to her friends house she was texting and ran off the road, flipped the car and killed herself. THE VERY FIRST DRIVE, she didn't even get but a couple miles from home before she killed herself on the first drive because of the texting addiction..SMH.
You say "You think this is bad." Don't compare the situations, saying which was is worse. These are deaths, not comparing "my day was worse than yours". These situations are both bad, they both affected people in ways they can't recover from, so there is no need to say, "this one is worse than that".
Last week I was also texting and driving and not wearing my seatbelt. Thankfully I have a car that has a sensor when their is danger and it started beeping. I was going so fast though that I still couldn't stop fast enough to prevent a crash and a pretty big bump on my head from hitting the steering wheel. Lesson was definitely learned. I will never text and drive again and I will always wear my seatbelt.
here’s an idea: if you are driving with friends make sure they are responsible in the car as well. as a passenger you too can be watching the road/your surroundings as well. many times i have been sitting in the passenger seat and have stopped many friends from plowing into the back of cars or turning too late etc and stopped accidents just by watching myself. also, if you’re in the car w friends have them hold your phone and control your music/answer to messages for you if you so desperately need to respond to someone. be safe and responsible everyone. RIP❤️
Sadly this world continues to be an issue with distracted driving in 2024, my friend lost her son a couple of months ago, and that accident was preventable. More and more people are on their phones now and aren’t paying attention to their driving!
I feel naked and vulnerable when not wearing my seatbelt; may we teach the future, younger generations to have this same type of 'muscle memory' response to not wearing theirs so putting it on becomes more-or-less automatic.
I think Joe made a goo point when he said maybe if he hadn't been on HIS cell phone texting maybe he could have prevented the accident. This generation needs to put down their cell phones and pay attention to life....before they or their friends have no life. I am so sorry for the loss of Sydnee. It sounded like she was a wonderful person.
This is so sad. In Tenn we have THP tractor Trailers. They ride the roads, passenger officers calls in the info and the cars move in. But, this touched me too. Because my very first grandchild was born in Ohio in 2013 and my son and daughter n law named her Sydnee Gabriella. We now realize, that she will probably be our only grandchild. So, this texting stuff just scares us to death. Our Sydnee was named for her dads favorite hockey player Sidney Crosby!, I hope this family is healing. I can’t even imagine.
It is horrible that this behavior continues today. I wonder how, knowing the risks, people continue in this behavior over and over again. The result of lack of care and selfishness, if you ask me.
I was in an accident 2 months ago where a driver rolled through a stop sign & hit me which caused my my car to spin around around. The driver was texting. I could have been seriously hurt or worse. Still I can understand the tragedy in this. Please don't text and drive guys, it's not worth it and this is a reminder.
Joe you did nothing wrong it wasn't your fault. You as a passenger had every right to text your mum. I'm sorry but however wonderful the driver was SHE had no right to touch her phone. I'm just so very very sorry it lead to the death of a clearly wonderful young lady
I can’t tell u how many times I’ve almost been in a wreck b/c of people texting or talking on their phone. I wish they would make it a law that u can even have the damn things out
I hate the new sense of a smartphone anyway, but this is all the more reason I hate them! There's nothing that can't wait until you're in a safe spot to check your email or make a phone call back to somebody.
PARENTS: PLEASE teach your kids at an early age!! Teach AGAINST texting & driving, drunken driving, doing drugs, drinking & smoking excessively. Children will listen if you teach them at an early age.
My sister is always texting and driving and I told her to stop doing, it is not worth it. Asked her "why?" She said "Shut up, it's just what people do." I said wow, just wow.
I remember getting in the back seat of some friends truck and put my seat belt on my friend looked at his dad and said he put his seat belt on and kinda laughed and grined like I won't wreck I'm too good of a driver we didn't wreck or anything but you never know what might happen in a moving vehicle
He might be a great driver. The texting or drunk driver that drives isn't, and might very well hitting your friend's car. Bad idea not wearing a seat belt in a situation like that. Always assume that other motorists can be drug users, drunk, texting etc. Paranoia is good in some situations.
hello I am a student in texas I am currently in highschool and I wanted to see if I can someway use this video in my website for my BPA project I will give credit
RIP Sydnee Williams ! Don’t pick up your phone while driving - IT CAN WAIT !!!! Pull over or have another passenger in the card read the message you got and then respond for you !! Always think or you could end up like Sydnee !
One time me and my family were driving down the highway and we saw a girl in the car next to us texting and driving. We stopped at a light and I made eye contact with her. She still didn’t put the phone down...
There are many people that have no respect of our laws. They do as they please and have no regards for the safety of anyone else. It's all about being a selfish spoiled brat! Take yourself out anytime just don't kill the innocent while you are committing suicide!
Sydnee's family....I am so sorry. I tell my grandkids every day not to text when they are even a passenger in a car....In other words get the idea that you can't text or use your phone in the car...and they will remember not to use it.
my cousin is one of the worst she texts and drives doesn’t wear a seatbelt and does it with her young kids in the car. needless to say I don’t get in the car with her anymore
Her dad sounds more like a reporter than her father. He doesn't show much emotion at all. He almost sounds like "Well, it's her fault, she did it to herself" I get grief comes in different forms but come on....
Texting and driving was only a partial cause of her death. If she'd have been wearing a seat belt, regardless of whether or not she'd been texting, there's a good chance she would have survived. Probably would have been worse for wear, considering the actual way they crashed, but the seat belt would have saved her life.
What made me cry was that even the ER nurse was crying and saying the truth; these deaths are avoidable.
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I ride a motorbike 90% of the time and I often call people out for using their phones while driving. It's a danger to themselves and others. As a motorcyclist I have to be on the watch for many different things and one thing I should not have to worry about is other people being distracted by their phones.
@@razgar6860 Same.
M Detlef ???? Lmao they literally said that they call out drivers who are on their phones. You need to chill.
She has such a beautiful soul
I went to school with Sydnee and knew her pretty well! I can’t believe I stumbled upon this video. It brings me back to when my entire high school was mourning. I had known Sydnee since 5th grade, and she was a wonderful, bubbly person with a great personality. She never had anything negative to say, she was very kindhearted and always put others first. I used to sit with her on the school bus in elementary school, and we would flirt all the time 😔.
I was at a party that weekend when everyone found out she had passed away. Everyone was in shock to say the least. It was surreal knowing someone I had known since my childhood was no longer with us.
Her dad came and talked to my high school, and it was so sad to hear what he and his family went through. Vicky also talked at the seminar and said Sydnee was wearing her seatbelt earlier that day, but apparently just didn’t put it on the next time they got in the car.
I had math class with Joe the year after it happened, and you could tell it really bothered him. He always looked sad and would barely talk, he also slept most of the time. Vicky is doing fine now for anyone curious. She had limited mobility for about a year afterwards where she couldn’t bend over or lift anything heavy. As far as I know, she has made a full recovery and has full use of her body. I never knew her very well, but she usually looked depressed after the accident. She’s incredibly lucky she’s not paralyzed after breaking her back and neck.
NEVER text and drive guys, and ALWAYS wear your seatbelt. Things can go wrong fast while driving, and lives get ruined in an instant. My class had to watch Sydnee’s family and friends go through hell, and there was nothing we could do other than be supportive. RIP Sydnee, your friends from GLHS will always keep you in our thoughts!
1960's Grinch wow. That’s heartbreaking
I am so sorry
I’m so sorry for your loss 😭
Im so sorry for your loss
I ALWAYS wear my seatbelt. No matter the circumstances, no matter if I'm in an Uber... friend driving.. if I'm driving. I always put it on.
Unfortunately the rest of the world continues to text and drive. This will never change. Most get extremely defensive when I pull up beside a texting driver and motion to them to stop doing that while driving. They give me the finger. That's just the way it is.
If cellphone use while driving carried a mandatory 5 year jail sentence, and if police were incentivized to arrest everyone they saw using a cellphone while driving, it would change overnight. The problem is, we have a culture of entitlement for motorists.
Install cellphone signal blockers in cars. The tech exists.
Ok Joe the only way you say this is if you have never ever texted at all while driving otherwise you have no right to say that
Theny wont be giving anyone the Finger when they crash & kill there selfs are Kill an Family Traveling on the Road smh for Texting & Driving its so stupid!
I remember my brother was taking me to skating practice and he started talking to his girlfriend on the phone by bluetooth and after he was done I tried to explain to him not to do that and I told him a story about a child’s incident. A women was talking on her phone and when she looked up it was too late. She hit the child and died two days later. And my brother was like “ It was probably because she was holding it. Bluetooth makes it safer.” And I was thinking to myself NO IT DOESN’T! My whole family are distracted drivers. Thank god I don’t drive, but still it terrifies me. I end up being everybody’s eyes while they’re doing other things. And if I keep telling them they’ll just get mad at me. What should I do?
a glance is not worth it, a post is not worth it, a text is not worth it....it can wait
21 Savage but didn’t you say “Ride around without my seatbelt nigga fuck 12” in one of your songs 😰😰
Nothing and NO ONE is more important than your life. Pull over or just wait to read or send a text.
M Detlef my husband’s motorcycle instructor said to the class it’s not a matter of if, but of when you will get hurt or killed on your motorcycle.
That beautiful nurse her soul bleeds through my tv she’s so noble and beautiful
The ICU nurse
made me cry.
These accidents are preventable.
I wonder how many people get killed a year just for texting and driving.
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1,600,000 people die of texting and driving every year
DIY FOR YOU
That's a lot of people.
I see people do it all the time.
Just takes a second,
Then bam.
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You are a little off on your numbers. It's 1.6 million accidents per year, about 330,000 injuries and about 3,200 death each year.
Someone will see this and ignore it believing it won't happen to them 😖... because that's how there's still more videos like this...😕
Couldn’t agree more, many accidents are preventable before they happen, but once they do it’s initially out of your control cause they happen so fast.
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Any one leaving a rude ass comment about having no sympathy for her death because she wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was texting and driving, I hope to God this never hits close to home for you. I was close with sydnee at one point and she had the biggest heart and personality. She always wanted to help bring others up and was a big supporter of spread the word to end the word. She was an amazing one of a kid soul that I still miss dearly. Yes this was a preventable death but doesn't make her memory any less beautiful and we all make mistakes. But before you judge a story thing about her life her family and friends left behind. We all love and miss her dearly and hope that this horrible situation and loss can help someone else not make the same mistake as sydnee did. I just wanna scream reading all these nasty comments. People are so heartless and inconsiderate of others. R.I.P sydnee. Gone but can never be forgotten. You will forever me my birthday twin. I love you ❤
Christine Sayre. It hurt reading these comments too. That was my bestfriend. It was a stupid mistake, not who she was..
She did a stupud safety mistake, like we all have done in different situations, Sydnee drove and texted without seatbelt. And the poor girl payed for it with her life, the highest price anyone can pay.
Reading these cruel comments makes me think that these posters belive that the mistake she did should be punished by death. Like some immediately car crash capital punishment with execution on the spot. That is what they say if you think a little bit.
Jesus, were is the humanity? Compassion?
Rest in peace sweet girl.🧡 Rest in eternal peace.
And girls,
I didn't know Sydnee, but I think she would be proud over you both if you tell people in future about how she passed away, warning them for accident s like hers. To see campaigns is one thing, to tell someone about a dear friends death is more effective. ,,❤️
@@NickanM I'm thankful she didn't take anyone else's life!
I simply wish she were still alive, whole, and in all of the lives of those who loved her.
Too often, teens make choices that cost them their lives. I made mistakes, but I was just lucky. I was a teen in the 1980's and would thrillingly not wear my seatbelt when with friends ( no cell phones then). However, something like this could have happened to me simply for not wearing my seatbelt. I even knew better, but there was that thrill of defying my parents and their rules.
My honest belief is that sydnee did have a strong faith and trust in Jesus as her Savior as a forgiven and redeemed sinner and she is now a saint in His Father's heavenly kingdom. John 11:25-26 👰
It's not just texting and driving, it's distracted driving. I like how they include the distracted driving aspect.
I watched a 23 year old girl roll her car 6 times after swerving of the road on I-45 just south of Corsicana,Tx. because of texting and driving. She was ejected from the car through the sun roof and wound up under the car. I helped first responders lift the car to get her from underneath. Then I watched her as she took her last breath.
David Gainey
I've seen something similar that I wish my brain could forget...
God dam it this shits not funny I don’t want to hear this I’m a safe driver and and I won’t let nobody die like this dam it I don’t know why I watch these videos and hear responses like this I don’t need this in my life
David Gainey 😥😥😥
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i am so sorry
I am so sorry for your loss & your heartache.❤
I worked for a major fast food chain for years and witnessed teens on their phones texting knowing they were just in traffic texting and going back back out from the drive thru into traffic, and without seat belts well! I wish kids would have to see videos like this before receiving a license, I believe it would save a life!
I hope that this video gets to as many people as possible! This was so well made. I am glad that the families of the girls who lost their lives spoke out. That had to be very difficult. My Dad lost his life in a car wreck. It’s not an accident when someone makes a choice to speed, text, talk on the phone or have to many people in the vehicle which could cause a lot of distractions. My Dad was killed because a man decided to speed on very wet roads. He ended up hydroplaning and swerving all over the road. Long story short, everyone else walked away. My Dads injuries were caused because he made a last second decision to jack knife his semi so that the Chevy truck behind him would hit him in the safest way that you can. Everyone walked away from this 4 vehicle wreck. My family is forever changed because one person decided to speed on very wet roads. Please be safe everyone. Put the phones away. Put them in your console or glove box. There is absolutely nothing worth you u getting injured or injuring someone else! Trust me, you don’t want to live with that.
Seeing not only the family members but also the witness and even the ICU Nurse cry and express their own grief was absolutely devastating. I don't have to know others personally to know myself that I care far too much for them and their families to even comprehend texting or doing anything that could impair or distract my driving that would devastate their lives.
i am so sorry for the pain you endure. You are keeping Sydnee alive in your memories AND reaching out to adults and young drivers!!!
What I don't understand is why if Sydnee had 2 passengers in the car, why didn't she have them read the text message and reply? If she really wanted to know what it said or felt the need to respond, she could've just handed them her phone and let them do it.
Furby Gender possibility the message sent was for her eyes only. It can wait tho. We can just learn from this.. no one will ever know why or what could have been done differently.. so many things
Cresta Fan, you seem pretty pissed at Sydnee.. did she reject you one too many times?
@@sodiergirl818 I'm a woman by the way, so your remark was absolutely pointless bitch. Now you can go fuck yourself, stupid fool.
@@crestafan3703 Who's crocodile tears are you speaking of?? The girl who was driving is the one who died. Did you not pay attention to the video?
My mum uses this trick
Everyone makes mistakes, especially when they are young. Sadly, we often do not get second chances from some mistakes.
In cases like these, spiritually speaking there is a HUGE difference being just a sinner and being a redeemed and forgiven sinner through Jesus. Being born again and having a strong faith in Jesus can make a BIG difference. Now because of this there are no such things as making wrong decisions and making mistakes in God's point of view because through His Son those decisions and mistakes are already forgiven and fully pardoned. For God knows beforehand that we as His forgiven and redeemed children through His Son know how to sin in this life, but on that same token He fully forgives and forgets those sins.
Just because we work in healthcare doesn’t mean we are robots, you never get used to seeing people die, especially a young person dying from a preventable accident. I lost count how many times both myself and my coworkers have gone home in tears, because it breaks everything in you to see my life taken away for no good reason whatsoever. For me the hardest part is dealing with the family, watching them fall apart, often in your arms, and there’s nothing you can do to console them. Half the time I end up crying right along with them (I don’t care what my professors told me, emotional transference is absolutely inevitable, unless you’re made of stone, it’s going to hit you, it’s gonna hit you really hard, yet the universities teach us it’s not supposed to affect us at all, pardon my language, but bullshit, it destroys you inside). I can’t help it, no amount of training on earth can stop your emotions from getting the better of you in a case like this. But I go to work every day, because for the one person that we can’t save, there’s another 90% that we can save, although most times, their lives are never the same again, often ending up in wheelchairs, permanently disabled. I’ve seen the effects of texting and driving thousands of times, as well as impaired driving and distracted driving, if you can’t focus on the road, then don’t get behind the wheel, because you have no idea how much pain you’ll be inflicting on dozens, if not hundreds of people. I don’t usually get all preachy, but in this case I will, because I’m the one that has to deal with the aftermath when they come in through the doors of my trauma unit in the ER. The last time was about two weeks ago, a 17-year-old girl who was texting and driving, lost control of her car while driving on the highway at over 100 km an hour, and smashed into the back of an oil tanker truck, parked at the side of the road because he had a flat tire. She was almost unidentifiable, her entire body burnt beyond recognition. If it wasn’t for the highway cameras that actually caught her on video texting behind the wheel, just before she hit the oil tanker truck, we probably never would’ve known what caused her to drift. Have you ever seen a human body melted, but still alive and screaming in agony? Trust me, you don’t ever want to see something like that in your life, ever! It was a miracle she was still alive, but the damage was far too extensive. Her burns alone (that coveted 90% of her body) would have killed her, but she had massive internal injuries as well, that we could do nothing about. All we could do was give her enough pain medication to stop her from screaming, and make her last moments on this earth comfortable, so her family could say goodbye. I’ll never forget that night, her parents walked in and couldn’t even recognize their own daughter because she was burnt beyond recognition. But I had to tell them it was their daughter, and I had to tell them what happened and how it happened, even though they’re strangers, it feels like your own family when you have to be with people The second they find out that their child is dead. It is an inconsolable cry from both parents, that I never want to hear again, but unfortunately, I know I will. I had to take a couple of days off after that night, just to compose myself, because even though I went to college for countless years, that taught me how to deal with situations like this, eventually you cannot help but be emotionally affected. For gods sake, don’t ever get behind the wheel unless you’re going to keep your eyes on the road and you have no chemicals in your system, because I’m tired, and I’m broken, from telling mothers and fathers that their children are dead from texting and driving, or drinking and driving. If only you could be there in the room with me when I have to tell the family members the tragic news, you’d never get behind the wheel again.😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰
It's not just teen-agers. At least a couple times a week I see people swerving off the road, cutting people off or running red lights while they're on their phones and it's almost always people over the age of 35-45...even people in their 60's on occasion. I have a 20 year old son that's been driving 4 years and a 16 year old daughter that's about to get her intermediate license. I've taught them over and over their whole lives to wear their seatbelts and leave the phone alone when they're driving. But they'll be the ones out there making those choices without me around one day. My heart aches for her family and friends.
I'm watching this on October 20th 2017 she passed 4 years ago today.
This hits very close to home, considering I live less than half an hour from Circleville, Ohio, where the Pumpkin Show is held...
That was the one thing that saved my brother’s life in a car accident was his seatbelt. One of the first things my parents told me was that if he wasn’t wearing it, he would’ve been killed. This was back before cell phones, but he was speeding and his truck flipped. He literally walked away. He took the blunt of the trauma to his face and has the scars to remind us. I’ll never forget seeing him when he came home from the hospital. But he’s why the first thing I do is put on my seatbelt the second I get into the car.
There will never be a text message that is more important than your life. Being young, you think you're invincible. You think "that'll never happen to me" & "I only glance at my phone for 3 seconds, there's no way I'll wreck and die because of it".
Unfortunately it only takes those few seconds and then the pain, like this family has, will be in their hearts forever.
I'm glad to see so many of these videos on UA-cam. Not because of the tragedy but because of the awareness. I sure do hope that someone somewhere out there watching this video has had a realization and decides to change their ways.
I’m so sorry for your loss I pray others find your message and keep it in mind
Wow, no seatbelt and texting and driving.
FortNikitaBullion lol
Frieza Sama it's not funny.
FortNikitaBullion almost everyone has no seatbelt and nowadays phones are another limb that you can detach even for me but I just pull over if I want to use my phone just shit man
So sad. We need to continue to work hard to spread the word about the dangers of texting and driving.
New Subscriber here! I love how you are sharing these tragic situations because alot of people don't want to talk about it. I understand that as well because it is painful but this will shine a bright light and let people know that one second of your life could change everything. GOD Bless you💚
When the nurse started crying, i lost it!
damn the person txting her must feel.like shit
RIP beautiful young lady
if you avert your eyes from the road, it only takes a second for things to go totally wrong. and seatbelts will literally be the difference between life and death. nail this into your head so that another preventable death doesn’t happen
These kids will never ever forget her always be on their minds
Ugh SEATBELTS PEOPLE, SEATBELTS!!!!!!
And switch the cellphone off. She wouldn't have needed the seatbelt if she had been concentrating on the road.
Clumsy Kiwi. and put your damn phone down!
Prometheus you ALWAYS need your seatbelt! ALWAYS!,
how about don't drive distracted? Also a lot of vehicles that people drive might not even have seatbelts like Motorcycles and vehicles made before 1967. Seatbelts are good though but avoiding the crash should be the main priority.
Please let this be a normal field trip
My heart broke for her mother. I can’t fathom what it would be like to lose a child.
1:49 is heartbreaking. My heart aches when she says that.
Its not so much about texting and driving... as it is about addiction. Total addiction to their phone. I have personally witness young females almost get hysterical when they realize they have left their phone somewhere and refuse to do anything else until they retrieve it.
I also see mostly young females texting and driving. One teen girl in San Antonio killed herself while texting on the very FIRST drive after her parents gave her a new car. Ran off the road and hit a tree and killed herself while driving to her friends house.
I don't know that it is one particular age group. Sometimes when I travel I see people in their 40's 50's texting and driving that should just know better. Cell /iphones just came too fast for people to learn any awareness or etiquette.
I disabled the internet on my phone, except for when travelling, in order to prevent addiction.
*Cell phones is the new religion...*
Dave Garner 😂😂😂 true
This is such a cautionary tale, it could've been prevented. It only takes a second to look down at your phone, and for an unforeseeable events to occur. I put on my seatbelt, it's the 2nd thing I do when I get my car.
What makes me angry and sad is that these kind of tragedies are TOTALLY PREVENTABLE!!!! How many times does one have to be shown/told the devastating effects from distracted driving and not wearing seatbelts?? It's so simple to buckle up. I wish all car manufacturers would install a safety device that would not allow the car to operate without the seatbelts being worn. I just bought a 2020 Corolla with all the updated smart car features but I'd love to see a smart car device that would help REALLY SAVE LIVES like what I suggested. As far as stopping ppl from texting and driving, that's a battle that won't be won any time soon. I personally have seen too many of these tragic videos to EVER text and drive. It's cliche, but ........
[[[[[[ IT CAN WAIT!!!! ]]]]]]
proud2BaNurse: First of all, thank you for what you do. I know for a fact that you are grossly underpaid. (I have friends who are nurses.) Secondly, you are correct - kids will text and drive unless parents catch them at an early age and teach them as early as age 5-11 against texting & driving, drunken driving etc. But once kids get past a certain age, most of them fall victim to pier pressure. Not too late, but a lot tougher to get through to them.
I drove for the first time today and my phone listened to me and recommended this video... I think my phone is playing hard to get.
i admit there’s been a few times i’ve used my phone while driving. but i don’t do that shit anymore, never again.
Bravo! Thank you for your sacrifice trying to prevent other needless deaths. It would be so much easier to say Sydnee was not to blame, and not to talk about her death to others. You are honoring her life in the best way possible. May you all find comfort, and may Sydnee’s loss not be in vain!
The simplest way to prevent texting accidents is to turn on the 'aeroplane mode' of your mobile phone. That way, no calls, texts, emails, or social media can distract you whilst you're driving. Remember to always WEAR YOUR SEATBELT CORRECTLY. The shoulder portion OVER your shoulder with the lap strap low and tight across your hips; Vicki was very lucky that her insurance company paid her medical bills because she wasn't wearing her restraint correctly. Many insurance providers would've been well within their rights to refuse a claim if they believe the claimant was negligent in some way. A typical example would be a fall from a balcony whilst drunk, the provider would understabaly say "Why should we pay if you were drunk,?".
It's the same principle when you don't wear your seatbelt correctly, below the belt is restrained however, above that isn't.
In Georgia since 2010, texting while driving has been illegal. On July 1, 2018, a new law went into effect known as the hands-free law. The law states that you cannot hold a cell phone up to your ear with 1 hand on the wheel or support the phone by any part of your body. You can't read, write, or send text messages. The only way you can send a text message is if you use your voice.
why would anyone give this a thumbs down ? all 50 states should make it a crime to do anything but paying attention to your driving
You can be here today and gone tomorrow. Are you ready?
NEVER start a car without your seatbelt on..NEVER.. I worked as a nurse for 41 years..20+ in ICU...I never saw a dead person from wearing a seatbelt but many who died because they didn’t wear one..
Truth. Same here. Saw burns & sternal bruising. I always wear my seatbelt.
People don't think anything will happen to them until they end up hurting themselves or someone else
I definitely agree.
I’m a young 21 year old and choose to lead by example , I hate seeing people text and drive it upsets me that people don’t take it as seriously as they sound . I even have to tell my older sisters not to do it 😭
The picture at the end of her wearing a seat belt is haunting.
You think this is bad. I read an article from San Antonio where a girl of 17 y/o was given a car from her parents as a gift. On the very first drive to her friends house she was texting and ran off the road, flipped the car and killed herself. THE VERY FIRST DRIVE, she didn't even get but a couple miles from home before she killed herself on the first drive because of the texting addiction..SMH.
Observant Owl just
You say "You think this is bad." Don't compare the situations, saying which was is worse. These are deaths, not comparing "my day was worse than yours". These situations are both bad, they both affected people in ways they can't recover from, so there is no need to say, "this one is worse than that".
We all have the duty to be responsible for ourselves, for Sydnee and for all others, who just like us could make a wrong decision.
Evidently, nobody can protect you from you.
There is no text so damn important that it can't wait!
I cant stand people who text and drive 🤦🏻♂️📵
Last week I was also texting and driving and not wearing my seatbelt. Thankfully I have a car that has a sensor when their is danger and it started beeping. I was going so fast though that I still couldn't stop fast enough to prevent a crash and a pretty big bump on my head from hitting the steering wheel. Lesson was definitely learned. I will never text and drive again and I will always wear my seatbelt.
ylekiote99999 I’m glad you got a second chance :)
@@morganmiller6373 Thank you. I appreciate that:).
here’s an idea: if you are driving with friends make sure they are responsible in the car as well. as a passenger you too can be watching the road/your surroundings as well. many times i have been sitting in the passenger seat and have stopped many friends from plowing into the back of cars or turning too late etc and stopped accidents just by watching myself. also, if you’re in the car w friends have them hold your phone and control your music/answer to messages for you if you so desperately need to respond to someone. be safe and responsible everyone. RIP❤️
Sadly this world continues to be an issue with distracted driving in 2024, my friend lost her son a couple of months ago, and that accident was preventable. More and more people are on their phones now and aren’t paying attention to their driving!
I feel naked and vulnerable when not wearing my seatbelt; may we teach the future, younger generations to have this same type of 'muscle memory' response to not wearing theirs so putting it on becomes more-or-less automatic.
For the record my dad says and this is a warning to all people that text and drive texting and driving is an irresponsible thing to do.
I think Joe made a goo point when he said maybe if he hadn't been on HIS cell phone texting maybe he could have prevented the accident. This generation needs to put down their cell phones and pay attention to life....before they or their friends have no life. I am so sorry for the loss of Sydnee. It sounded like she was a wonderful person.
Seat belt could have been fastened in less time than it took to text (very grim). Audience wishes survivors all the best. Cheers!
This is so sad. In Tenn we have THP tractor Trailers. They ride the roads, passenger officers calls in the info and the cars move in. But, this touched me too. Because my very first grandchild was born in Ohio in 2013 and my son and daughter n law named her Sydnee Gabriella. We now realize, that she will probably be our only grandchild. So, this texting stuff just scares us to death. Our Sydnee was named for her dads favorite hockey player Sidney Crosby!, I hope this family is healing. I can’t even imagine.
It is horrible that this behavior continues today. I wonder how, knowing the risks, people continue in this behavior over and over again. The result of lack of care and selfishness, if you ask me.
And that’s why, I always wear my seatbelt.
Almost five years hard to believe
I was in an accident 2 months ago where a driver rolled through a stop sign & hit me which caused my my car to spin around around. The driver was texting. I could have been seriously hurt or worse. Still I can understand the tragedy in this. Please don't text and drive guys, it's not worth it and this is a reminder.
Joe you did nothing wrong it wasn't your fault. You as a passenger had every right to text your mum. I'm sorry but however wonderful the driver was SHE had no right to touch her phone. I'm just so very very sorry it lead to the death of a clearly wonderful young lady
I can’t tell u how many times I’ve almost been in a wreck b/c of people texting or talking on their phone. I wish they would make it a law that u can even have the damn things out
I hate the new sense of a smartphone anyway, but this is all the more reason I hate them! There's nothing that can't wait until you're in a safe spot to check your email or make a phone call back to somebody.
The empty swim broke me
PARENTS: PLEASE teach your kids at an early age!! Teach AGAINST texting & driving, drunken driving, doing drugs, drinking & smoking excessively. Children will listen if you teach them at an early age.
My sister is always texting and driving and I told her to stop doing, it is not worth it. Asked her "why?" She said "Shut up, it's just what people do." I said wow, just wow.
Seat belt, mirrors, head on a swivel , cell phone left alone, music turned down, eyes on the road, to the side and knowing that you are not super man
I remember getting in the back seat of some friends truck and put my seat belt on my friend looked at his dad and said he put his seat belt on and kinda laughed and grined like I won't wreck I'm too good of a driver we didn't wreck or anything but you never know what might happen in a moving vehicle
I remember sitting next to a kid who put it on at first and then took it off when her Dad set off. I couldn't believe it.
He might be a great driver. The texting or drunk driver that drives isn't, and might very well hitting your friend's car. Bad idea not wearing a seat belt in a situation like that. Always assume that other motorists can be drug users, drunk, texting etc. Paranoia is good in some situations.
It's heartbreaking texting has to exist we got along fine without these phone please don't txt and drive RIP Sydney
hello I am a student in texas I am currently in highschool and I wanted to see if I can someway use this video in my website for my BPA project I will give credit
christian valencia nooooo
OMG one day before my birthday. Rip beautiful angel
God Bless her family
I got hit by a speeding and texting Semi Truck once... I almost died.
huh 😲
@Hgyvtfygyhuh Ygihvutctvnininnin the fuck is wrong with you
There are 1,600,000 accidents per year cause by texting and driving.
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Why did U put the angle thing
WHY ANYONE FEELS THEY NEED TO TEXT WHILE DRIVING IS BEYOND ME. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES SOMEONE WATCHES VIDEOS LIKE THIS, THEY'LL CONTINUE TO DO IT
RIP Sydnee Williams ! Don’t pick up your phone while driving - IT CAN WAIT !!!! Pull over or have another passenger in the card read the message you got and then respond for you !! Always think or you could end up like Sydnee !
2019? 2020? R.I.P. Baby girl 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I literally broke down when her little brother said he missed playing elephants with her ☹️☹️
Joe was extremely smart. I don't get how someone is stupid enough to text and drive and not wear a seatbelt.
I tell my 20 year old daughter it's no picnic on the roads ! I think I got through to her, I hope !
SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES ........TEXTING KILLS.....REMEMBER if you are the driver YOU are responsible for EVERYONE in the car....NOT JUST YOU.
So incredibly sad..
Kathy Peters I see so many beautiful and intelligent people killed and here I am still breathing just using common sense
This makes me cry
One time me and my family were driving down the highway and we saw a girl in the car next to us texting and driving. We stopped at a light and I made eye contact with her. She still didn’t put the phone down...
Not going to lie her little brother made me cry so damn hard.
This father is a great father he grievs but not in front of people
There are many people that have no respect of our laws. They do as they please and have no regards for the safety of anyone else. It's all about being a selfish spoiled brat! Take yourself out anytime just don't kill the innocent while you are committing suicide!
Sydnee's family....I am so sorry. I tell my grandkids every day not to text when they are even a passenger in a car....In other words get the idea that you can't text or use your phone in the car...and they will remember not to use it.
*WEAR THE DAMN SEATBELT*
my cousin is one of the worst she texts and drives doesn’t wear a seatbelt and does it with her young kids in the car. needless to say I don’t get in the car with her anymore
Her dad sounds more like a reporter than her father. He doesn't show much emotion at all. He almost sounds like "Well, it's her fault, she did it to herself" I get grief comes in different forms but come on....
Texting and driving was only a partial cause of her death. If she'd have been wearing a seat belt, regardless of whether or not she'd been texting, there's a good chance she would have survived. Probably would have been worse for wear, considering the actual way they crashed, but the seat belt would have saved her life.
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So very sad!
Distractions kill, kids.