text: My next point is that you're not only taking yourself, but additionally your taking someone else away from their family. Which is murder, and murder is really bad especially if you live the car crash and you are the one who was on their phone, YOU will be sentenced to life in prison or maybe even worse just because YOU couldn't put the phone down. According to edgarsnyder. com, 390,000 injuries occur each year, just from using cellular devices while driving.