It may seem pretty innocent to send a quick text while you’re on the road but for 18 - year old Cassandra Kerfoot, that decision cost her her life three years ago. Her mother Liz Catherman hopes a new ban on texting while driving that takes effect this Sunday in Idaho will help prevent this from happening to others.
If you get caught driving and texting, you'll have to pay a fine of around $80 dollars. And while it’s an infraction, you won't have points added to your driver's license. Catherman told Samantha Wright that her daughter Kassy was just like any teenager with a cell phone in her hand.
Liz Catherman tells Kassy’s story everywhere she goes, at schools, churches, even grocery stores. She also hands out bright orange thumb rings which are printed with the message “hang up and drive.” She asks everyone to wear them while in the driver’s seat, as a visual reminder not to text and drive.
Idaho’s new ban on texting while driving takes effect this Sunday.
