The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released a new video aimed at bringing attention to the dangers of texting while driving.

The new video portrays a group of three teens traveling in a vehicle in which the driver hears a beep and looks down to check her text messages.  While checking her messages the driver takes her eyes off the road for a split second and misses a stop sign.  The result is a t-bone collision in which a truck crashes into the passenger side of the vehicle causing it to roll of the road.

The governments message is as clear as the video is chilling.  DO NOT TEXT WHILE DRIVING!  Please share this video with those around you.  Texting while driving crashes are happening far too often on Utah’s roadways.  Together we can all make the roads safer if we put our phones down and keep our eyes on the road.