Chicago DUI lawyer comments on the texting, while talking on a separate cell phone, and driving tow truck driver

This Chicago DUI lawyer has commented here, here, here, and here on distracted driving and texting. This however takes the cake.

July 30, Lockport, NY

The driver of a tow truck texting on one cell phone while talking on another Wednesday morning crashed into a car at Tonawanda Creek Road North near Willow Wood Drive, injuring a woman and her niece, Niagara County sheriff's deputies said.

The flatbed tow truck then crashed through a fence and into a house before ending up in a swimming pool.

According to witnesses, he did not even stop, slow down or hit the brakes," Preisch said.

Sparks was charged with reckless driving, talking on a cell phone and following too closely. Preisch said deputies will be seizing his two cell phones and will request search warrants for the phone records to verify allegations the driver was talking on the phone.

"It's crazy the law [for texting while driving] is on the governor's desk. But it's irresponsible," Preisch said. "Here's an example where technology is progressing faster than the bureaucracy and laws can keep up. It doesn't make common sense."

Well, you just gotta see what this looks like. Sometimes a picture is worth more than a thousand words.

From Lowering the Bar:

Thanks to Melinda.