A man speaking on his cell phone while driving crashes his car into another. The driver of the other car (a woman) dies as a result of the accident. Who is responsible for her death?
a. The driver speaking on his cell phone
b. The manufacturer of the cell phone
c. The cell phone service provider
Linda Doyle, 61, died on Sep 3rd, 2008, when her car was struck in Oklahoma City by a pickup driven by 20 yr old Christopher Hill – who was speaking on his cell phone at the time of the accident.
Mrs Doyle’s daughter, Jennifer Smith is now suing Samsung, the makers of Mr Hill’s cellphone, and Sprint Nextel who provided his wireless service, holding them responsible, in part, for her mother’s death because
“the companies should have foreseen the dangers (of people being distracted using their cell phones while driving) and that they failed to provide adequate warnings”
