text: In 2016 3,450 fatalities were caused by drivers on their phones. Texting and driving is the leading cause of teen deaths, and about 3,000 teens die each year from texting and driving. In Minnesota a teenager was in the car with her boyfriend while texting and driving, she ran a red light and t-boned into a vehicle killing a father and a 10 year old daughter, it was stated in the news article that when her boyfriend attempted to redirect her and tell her to focus on the road she ignored him and even cussed at him. These are the ignorant acts that led to the death of a father, a child, and a family