text: Since technology has took thousands are at risk of crashing and dying. "The U.S. Department of Transportation reported that cell phone use while driving kills 3-000 to 6,000 people every year. Texting while driving is a contributing cause in 25% of all car accidents - resulting in almost 400,000 physical injuries. Texting while driving causes 5 times as many accidents than drunk driving." Phones have caused a chaotic distraction across America. How many more people must die before we give up on using cell phones and driving.