We don't know the full circumstances of the accident. She may have been distracted, but it's also possible the pedestrian crossed unexpectedly right in front of the car. Hopefully the facts come out and justice is served fairly.
100ms can make a difference between life and death
If you're at the wheel of a moving car and do anything other than driving you're a piece of shit who deserves whatever comes your way (which preferably should be your sorry ass hitting a chunky tree and becoming tetraplegic)
There are 0 situation in which using a phone while driving improves your odds or the odds of other people are you.
It doesn't even matter if it's the victims fault, these people are dangerous and should not drive
if there is proof that she wasn’t looking at the road at the time of the accident, do you think she has any chance to defend herself in court even if say victim was jaywalking? with great representation - probably? this will be an interesting trial…
On the video you can see her look down briefly before the sound of impact, but right before and at the time of the impact she appears to be looking forwards.
> do you think she has any chance to defend herself in court even if say victim was jaywalking
Presumably entirely depends on how egregious the hypothetical jaywalking was and whether or not she can prove it. i.e. if it would’ve been impossible to avoid the accident regardless of her phone use, the phone use is probably irrelevant.
I read the article and watched the video. We can't tell whether the pedestrian suddenly stepped into the street or if things would've gone differently had she been fully focused. I prefer to reserve judgment.
