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Texting More Deadly than Alcohol for Teen Drivers?

Health News Florida | By Health News Florida
Published November 1, 2013 at 11:51 AM EDT
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Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
PolitiFact

PolitiFact checked a claim from state Sen. Maria Sachs, R-Delray Beach, who said texting has supplanted drinking as the top contributor to teen driving deaths. PolitiFact ruled this claim Mostly False because Sachs based the statistic on a study that has been misinterpreted.  
 

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