Car Crash Blamed on Cell Phone Usage

A New Jersey, USA woman is in critical condition in hospital after her car crashed while she was apparently using a cellphone. The Monmouth Country woman was driving north on the parkway near Exit 63, the exit for Long Beach Island and Stafford and witnesses said they saw her using her phone while driving.

The sport utility vehicle, traveling in the left-hand lane, momentarily swerved off the highway, re-entered the road and then swerved into the right-hand lane, according to local police. At that point, the car hit another car and overturned.

The driver, Adele Loring, 47 has been charged with reckless driving, careless driving, careless driving while on a cellular phone, failure to wear a seat belt and driving with a suspended license.

She is currently in Atlantic City Medical Center undergoing medical treatment."

Posted to the site on 1st December 2003