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Judy and Joe were on their way to one of his after school activities on the day of the crash. They were just a mile from their home when a young woman driving a Hummer and talking on her cell phone ran a red light and slammed into their vehicle.
Judy was fortunate to escape with only minor injuries. But Joe wasn’t as lucky. His side of the car took the brunt of the impact, and he died the next day at the hospital.
The loss stunned the Teater family–especially when they discovered that the driver who struck them was on the phone at the time of the crash.
"She passed six cars and a school bus that were stopped for the red light, and she did not see them," Judy said. "She was talking and looking straight ahead and didn’t see the cars passing in front of her."
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