Oklahoma City Teen Featured in Distracted-Driving Campaign

January 23, 2012

A new national campaign warning against distracted driving features the story of an Oklahoma City teenager who was killed in a car crash while talking on her cell phone.

The U.S. Department of Transportation video featuring Brittanie Montgomery’s story is the latest in the department’s “Faces of Distracted Driving” series.

Montgomery was a sophomore at the University of Central Oklahoma when she died in December 2006.

Authorities say she was killed when she lost control of her vehicle, crossed four lanes of traffic and was struck by an oncoming car.

Montgomery’s mother, Gina Harris, urges drivers to not use cell phones when behind the wheel. She says she’s grateful no one else was killed in the crash that took her daughter.

Topics Personal Auto Oklahoma

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  • January 23, 2012 at 3:16 pm
    Mickey says:
    This is not how I would like for my child to be remembered.
  • January 23, 2012 at 2:25 pm
    Amazed says:
    Kids and adults are not only talking on their cell phones. They are actually trying to text while driving. Cell phone use is as addictive as drugs and there should be very s... read more
  • January 23, 2012 at 2:11 pm
    reality bites says:
    Brittanie's mom SHOULD be grateful no one else was killed in the accident. Otherwise she'd be living in a trailer after having filed for bankruptcy when all her funds were dep... read more

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