{"id":23522,"date":"2025-08-15T02:17:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=23522"},"modified":"2025-08-15T02:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:17:07","slug":"teen-crashes-into-school-bus-and-dies-with-phone-in-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=23522","title":{"rendered":"Teen crashes into school bus and dies with phone in hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-689a1dff-310c-8325-a190-71bfbd6933c1-2\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-26\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"71851c36-3bb8-4d10-b90a-9222cf40f98f\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"262\">In 2018, 17-year-old Katelyn Ray lost her life in a tragic crash in Mississippi. She drove into the back of a slowed school bus while reportedly using her phone, never once hitting the brakes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"425\">When first responders arrived, they found her phone still in her hand. The dozen children on the bus escaped unharmed, but Katelyn died instantly at the scene.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"582\">Her death serves as a stark example of how quickly distraction behind the wheel can turn fatal. A single glance at a screen can be enough to cost a life.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"735\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">No text, no call, no notification is worth that risk. 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