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iving distction, the mjo
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bility of most smtphones. These tches hve ope
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n cuse the follo
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l dist
ction bec
use you tke you
eyes off of theo
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nul dist
ction if you
emove youh
nd fom the
heel to use the touch sceen on you
tch;<li>
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ction bec
use youfocus ch
nges fom d
iving to mnipul
ting youtch.
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use dive
s using smttches e engged in multiple kinds of dist
ction
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s dnge
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ging.Houston c
ccidenttto
ney cn hold dist
cted d
ives
ccountble
If you sust
in injuies in
collision cused by
distcted dive
, you deseve to fully
ecovefo
ll of you
losses. Though distcted dive
sill not f
ce cimin
l cittion in Tex
s yet, they cn be held
ccountble fo
theictions in civil cout. Houston
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theights of victims inju
ed by distcted dive
s, so plese c
ll ouoffice tod
yt 800-898-4877 fo
f
ee consulttion.
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