Heather Hurd was killed at age 26 by a distracted driver. She was memorialized with the Heather Hurd Memorial Highway in Utah. The document provides sources on distracted driving accidents and the dangers of texting while driving. It discusses research showing that distracted driving increases accident risks and outlines policies banning hand-held phone use and texting while driving.

1. SOURCE: Barth, Liza. "Faces of Distracted Driving: Heather Hurd and Her Disney Tragedy.

3. SOURCE: "Heather Hurd Memorial Highway Set." Hands Free Info. N.p., 5 Jan. 2011. Web.
14 July 2013. <http://handsfreeinfo.com/heather-hurd/>.
HEATHER
LEIGH HURD
3/10/81 to
1/3/08
KILLED AT
AGE 26 BY A
DISTRACTED
DRIVER.

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photos/focusdriven/sets/72157623922997354/detail/>.

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checking-some-website/>.

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of Distracted Driving: Heather Hurd and Her Disney Tragedy. Consumer Reports, 12
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of-distracted-driving-heather-hurd-and-her-disney-tragedy.html>.
"Distracted Driving-Bans on Hand-Held Devices and Texting While Driving” Bureau of
Transportation Statistics." Research and Innovative Administration. 5 Sept. 2011. Web.
15 July 2013. <http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files
/publications/pocket_guide_to_transportation/2012/html/figure_01_06.html>.
"Distracted Driving." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for
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"Distracted Driving." Frequently Asked Questions. US Department of Transportation,
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photos/focusdriven/sets/72157623922997354/detail/>.
Flickr. Yahoo! 28 March 2011. Web. 14 July 2013. <http://www.flickr.com/photos
/focusdriven/sets/72157623922997354/
detail />.
"Heather Hurd Memorial Highway Set." Hands Free Info. N.p., 5 Jan. 2011. Web. 14
July 2013. <http://handsfreeinfo.com/heather-hurd/>.

13. Works Cited:
Kahlia, and Alicia. "Texting && Driving." Texting && Driving. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 July
2013. <http://kandatextinganddriving.blogspot.com/>.
"Overview Portable Car GPS Systems."ERPsoftwarebusiness. N.p., n.d.
Web. 15 July 2013. <http://www.erpsoftwarebusiness.com/
Software/GPS_Car.html>.
"Understanding the Distracted Brain." The National Safety Council. N.p., n.d. Web.
03 July 2013. http://www.nsc.org/safety_road/Distracted_Driving/
Documents/Cognitive%20Distraction%20White%20Paper.pdf
Utah Texting While Driving PSA 1085-Echo: A Texting Tragedy. UIOvn, 29 Oct. 2009.
Web. 16 July 2013. <http://www.uiovn.com/video/0OjQrR_9TA4/utah-texting-
whiledriving-psa-1085-echo-a-texting-tragedy.html>.
"Watch Out Folks! Every Fifth Driver Is Busy Checking Out Some Website." Muse. 13
Oct. 2010. Web. 16 July 2013. <http://www.buzzom.com/2010/10/watch-out-folks-
every-fifth-driver-is-checking-some-website/>.