Police have reported that a woman lost
her life in a head-on collision on a US highway moments after updating her
status and posting selfies on Facebook.
The 32-year-old Courtney Sanford posted
the following on her Facebook page at 8:33 on Thursday morning: “The happy song
makes me so HAPPY.” Police were contacted about a crash at 8:34 in the morning.
According
to the officers, Ms. Sanford was driving alone when her automobile over the
center reservation, collided with a recycling truck, and caught fire, causing
the other car to be forced off the road.
She
was traveling down Interstate 85 in North Carolina on her way to work at the
time, and according to the police, there was no indication that her speed, use
of drugs, or alcohol had any role in the crash.
The
Facebook link wasn’t made public until this past weekend, when Ms. Sanford’s
acquaintances reported to the police that several of her online posts seemed to
have been made around the same time as the actual incident.
The
collision, according to Lt Chris Weisner, a spokesman for the High Point Police
Department, was a real-life public service announcement “showing what happens when you text and
drive,” according to the WGHP TV station.
According
to Lt. Weisner, Ms. Sanford had been taking selfies on the highway, as
evidenced by her social media accounts, in addition to the status update she
sent just before the collision.
“In a matter of seconds, a life was over
just so she could notify some friends that she was happy. It’s really not worth
it,”
he said.
“Even though it is depressing, it serves
as a somber reminder for everyone—you just need to pay attention when driving.“
John
Wallace Thompson, 73, was operating the truck, according to the police, and he
was unharmed.
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