Alexander Heit, 22, died shortly after the April 3 crash, but his parents and police are hoping the photo of the mundane text on his iPhone will serve as a stark reminder to drivers.His final text cut off in mid-sentence, because he drifted into oncoming traffic before he could send it.The University of Northern Colorado student jerked the steering wheel and went off the road, rolling his car.The photo, published Wednesday in The Greeley Tribune, shows Heit was responding to a friend by typing 'Sounds good my man, seeya soon, ill tw' before he crashed.Witnesses told police that Heit appeared to have his head down when he began drifting into the oncoming lane in the outskirts of Greeley, where the University of Northern Colorado is located.According to police, an oncoming driver slowed and moved over just before Heit looked up and jerked the steering wheel.'Unfortunately, when we think to ourselves, ‘I’ll just do it this one time,’ we are fooling ourselves,' police chief Jerry Garner said.'This ‘one time’ may be the only time. The Heits are sharing their tragedy and loss, in hope that through Alex’s story, others may realize and recognize just how dangerous texting and driving is. If this tragic, senseless accident can be a learning experience for others, perhaps others will be saved.'Police say Heit, a Colorado native who loved hiking and snowboarding, had a spotless driving record and wasn't speeding. In a statement released through police, Heit's mother said she doesn't want anyone else to lose someone to texting while driving.'I can’t bear the thought of anyone else having to go through something like this,' Sharon Heit said.'In a split second you could ruin your future, injure or kill others, and tear a hole in the heart of everyone who loves you.'

Sad!!!

why do you guys like posting trash.somebody would be in an accident as you claimed and the phone would still be looking and shinning as if its new.did they refurbish the phone ?

tpn: why do you guys like posting trash.somebody would be in an accident as you claimed and the phone would still be looking and shinning as if its new.did they refurbish the phone ?

Oga u sound annoying I swear. And what makes u think that the fone can't still be like that even after the accident. U do not even know the kind of accident the guy had. If u don't believe move on, besides I didn't write it

If only the guy had waited, the phone would have died with him...just 5% If only the guy had waited, the phone would have died with him...just 5%

This kind of remind me of my own road mishap. I just took my car out of the parking lot,was driving out of the exit when suddenly out of the corner my eyes i saw a dear friend waving vigorously at me, taking my eyes off the road for a split second to wave back -foolish me- the next thing GBBOOAA!. RIP Heit.

Hmm

And the battery was almost drained. How can u text while driving?

tpn: why do you guys like posting trash.somebody would be in an accident as you claimed and the phone would still be looking and shinning as if its new.did they refurbish the phone ?

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That's an iPhone mr. Unless the screen was directly hit i guarantee you nothing will happen, it is all metal.

Such is life

Beaf!:


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That's an iPhone mr. Unless the screen was directly hit i guarantee you nothing will happen, it is all metal.

Abeg help me tell am ooo

Front page plssss

God help me.I suddenly cultivated this dirty,live threatening habit too;driving and texting.

I am guilty of this pinging while driving thing to. From this day onward I will never look at my phone while driving anymore. So sad!

T-john:
Front page plssss

Stup.id mods will not move it to the front page cos tot.o dike no dey there

Beaf!:
And the battery was almost drained. How can u text while driving?

Its so wrong but I do it for messages that need urgent replies. Gotta stop now.


Frawzey

Why do people do this? They dont just kill themselves but other innocent people who did not text while driving. I must send this to friend who loves doing this.

Really, people!

xtremeidea: Sad!!!

so sad

So sad.
But the guy must be a learner
I do this all the time and nothing ever happens.
even this posting is coming from me behind the wheels.

The wheelchair of my enemies

ZACHIE: So sad.
But the guy must be a learner
I do this all the time and nothing ever happens.
even this posting is coming from me behind the wheels.

The wheelchair of my enemies

Lol..badt guy

Na wa! I dey do am steady for Lagos traffic. Even when I dey fire 60kph. In fact na during driving pinging/tweeting/nairalanding dey sweet pass!n

lol funny guys......RIP HEIT......dont text nd drive nxt time

Lol this reminds me of a time i was driving , and someone in front of me was driving extremely slow , so i switched lanes and drove up to his side, and i could have sworn either a man was in his laps or a woman was in his laps giving his dick a good time, i didn't have time to find out who it was doing whatever the hell they were doing lol

yuzedo: Na wa! I dey do am steady for Lagos traffic. Even when I dey fire 60kph. In fact na during driving pinging/tweeting/nairalanding dey sweet pass!n

Oga enjoy ur pinging and driving

Ervin McKinness, a 21-year-old aspiring rapper, tweeted about driving drunk at 120 mph minutes before dying in a fiery one-car crash that killed the rapper and four others.


This photo of Ervin McKinness (L) was used as the rapper's Twitter profile picture.

McKinness posted the now-ominous tweets about speeding while driving drunk on the account @ink2flashyy at 1:19 a.m. on Sept. 2.



"YOLO" is an acronym for "You Only Live Once." The phrase was made popular by singer Drake, who used "YOLO" in his song "The Motto."

According to the Daily Mail. This tweet has since been deleted but retweeted on the account.

At 1:40 a.m., McKinness died in a crash in Ontario, Calif., at Creekside Drive and Haven Avenue when the 2005 Nissan Sentra ran a red light, skidded out of control and slammed into a wall, according to the San Bernardino County Sun. The car wound up in the backyard of a home. Marquell Bogan, 23, and Dylan George, 20, both of Ontario; Jonathan Watson, 21, of San Bernardino; and JaJuan Bennett, 23, of Rancho Cucamonga were also killed in the crash.

The moral of these stories. DON'T DRINK or TEXT WHILE DRIVING!

Picture of the accident:

What I see here is iphone's advert,being a strong phone that can withstand the test of time,and crash.

If you must ping,or text while driving,use Iphone.

yuzedo: Na wa! I dey do am steady for Lagos traffic. Even when I dey fire 60kph. In fact na during driving pinging/tweeting/nairalanding dey sweet pass!n

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I don't have problems with people who text while driving; you can never talk them out of it. They'll always argue with you and make it sound cool. Kill yourself, just don't take any innocent person along with you.